Product DescriptionThe Emmy® award winning epic saga of HORATIO HORNBLOWER, the legendary sea-faring hero, comes to life in these films based on C.S. Forester s classic novels. Set against the bloody backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. HORNBLOWER charts a curse for high adventure, following the raw recruit as he battles the French, evades capture, and rises through the ranks of the King s Navy.With a powerful performance by Ioan Gruffudd (Titanic) in the title role, HORATIO HORNBLOWER brings C.S. Forester s classic tales to life in all their swashbuckling glory.Filmed in Turkey, the Crimea and on the Black Sea and produced by the same team that created the Emmy® award-winning JANE AUSTEN S EMMA --- now in the crystal-clear digital clarity of DVD ---- HORNBLOWER contains some of the most visually exciting films ever to be brought to the small screen.
FEATURES - About C.S. Forester; Nautical terms and definitions;
- Behind-the-scenes Making of Horatio
- Hornblower; England s Royal Warships hosted by
- Edward Winsor; Scene Chaptering
Format: DVD MOVIE - Actors: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay (II), Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne, Robert Bathurst
- Director: Andrew Grieve
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- ISBN: 0767023048
- Language (Original Language): English
- Language (Dubbed): English
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2000-01-25
- Running Time: 400 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1999-04-04
|
