Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998)
1h 40m
Running Time
October 7, 1998Release Date
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998)
1h 40m
Running Time
October 7, 1998Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

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

Russell Lewis
Writer

Andrew Grieve
Director

C. S. Forester
Novel

Andrew Benson
Producer

Keith Palmer
Editor

John E. Keane
Original Music Composer

Christian Huband
Set Decoration

Brian Henry
Property Master

John Mollo
Costume Design

Kevin Alexander
Makeup & Hair

Alison S. Richardson
Property Buyer

Mike Joyce
Art Direction

Matthew Robinson
Draughtsman

Paul Donachie
Focus Puller

Andrew Wood
Production Manager

Giles Butler
Assistant Director

Jan Chaney
Art Direction

Cliff Robinson
Art Direction

Jordi Casares
Stunt Coordinator

Andrew Mollo
Production Design

Christine Allsopp
Makeup Supervisor

Lorraine Goodman
Production Supervisor

Oleg Botin
Stunts

Graham Frake
Second Unit Director of Photography

Peter Richardson
Line Producer

Neve Cunningham
Director of Photography

Veyatie MacLeod
Makeup & Hair

Delia Fine
Executive Producer

Mary Soan
Second Unit Director

Leela Poedra
Production Manager

David Mason
Assistant Director

Blake Sporne
Stunts

Alex Gibb
Assistant Director

John Hubbard
Casting

St. Clair Davis
Boom Operator

Vernon Lawrence
Executive Producer

Susie Parriss
Casting

Christian Wangler
Sound Recordist

Sviatolsav Barabolia
Stunt Double

Steve Murray
Camera Operator

Richard Rutherford-Moore
Armorer

Matthew Tucker
Assistant Editor

Shelagh Pymm
Publicist

Paul Hill
Gaffer

Gordon Harmer
Wardrobe Master

Amanda Lean
Script Supervisor

Pauline Granby
Production Accountant

Adele Steward
Production Coordinator
Media.

Details.
Release DateOctober 7, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
ship
duel
napoleonic wars
18th century
seasickness
british navy
midshipmen
Wiki.
The Even Chance is the first of eight Hornblower television adaptations relating the exploits of Horatio Hornblower, the protagonist in a series of novels and short stories by C.S. Forester. The Even Chance is the name given to the film in the United Kingdom, while in the United States it is known by the alternative title The Duel.
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