Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

TV Movie
1999
1h 33m

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Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)

Lt. Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.Lt. Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.Lt. Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.

Director
- Andrew Grieve
Writers
- C.S. Forester
- Patrick Harbinson
Stars

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7.8/10

4.3K

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Director
- Andrew Grieve
Writers
- C.S. Forester
- Patrick Harbinson
Stars

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 9 nominations total

Trivia
As Hornblower's second ruse is in play, just after Matthews warns him the Spanish suspect something, one line of dialogue makes clear, as the captain of the Spanish ship orders one of his officers: "Señala al almirante. Avisa que vamos a abrir fuego sobre piratas ingleses." Translated: "Signal the admiral. Say we are about to open fire on English pirates".

Goofs
Hornblower is released from his solitary confinement in the underground cage, where he has been (presumably) for several days, yet he is clean shaven when returned to his shipmates.

Quotes
[Knowing that his ship has only four guns]
Hornblower: How many guns does the "Oriental" have, Mr. Hunter.
M'Man Hunter: Forty-eight, sir.
Hornblower: Well, we'll certainly give them a run for their money, won't we Mr. Styles?
Styles: Certainly will sir. Take them at least a minute to sink us.

Connections
Followed by Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999)

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terrific swashbuckler, a whole lot of fun

The Horatio Hornblower series of TV movies is not the usual A & E culture vulture stuff. It's actually fun! Based on the novel about a dashing and ambitious young sailor in the Royal Navy in the 18th century, it's not exactly subtle, but it's great action-adventure genre stuff. Handsome Iaon Gruffud (Kate Winslet's rescuer in Titanic) stars as the too-gallant-to-be-true hero, continually getting into sticky situations. The script is witty, the characters real, and the period is shown convincingly. I guess it's kind of corny, but it's so much fun to watch you really won't care. I'm not really a costume drama person, but this one changed my mind. Catch it on A & E.