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Hornblower: The Even Chance

7.564 votes19981h 40mReleased

War
Adventure
TV Movie

Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.

Director: Andrew Grieve
Released: 7 October 1998
Studio: Meridian Broadcasting
IMDb: View listing

Top Cast

Ioan Gruffudd
Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Dorian Healy
Midshipman Jack Simpson
Michael Byrne
Captain Keene
Robert Bathurst
Lieutenant Eccleston
Duncan Bell
Midshipman Clayton

Paul Copley

Matthews

Sean Gilder

Styles

Simon Sherlock

Oldroyd

Chris Barnes

Finch

Jamie Bamber

Midshipman Archie Kennedy

Colin MacLachlan

Master Bowles

Vincent Grass

Captain Forget

Richard Lumsden

Midshipman Hether

Frank Boyce

Midshipman Cleveland

Roger May

Lieutenant Chadd

Simon Markey

... Dr. Hepplewhite

Oliver Montgomery

Lieutenant Chalk

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