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Author:

Hornblower (Television program)

Title:

C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower [videorecording] / [produced by Andrew Benson ; directed by Andrew Grieve ; series developed by Celtic/Picture Palace for Meridian ; United Productions in association with A & E Networks].

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

Collector's ed.

Publisher:

Distributed by New Video,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

8 videodiscs (ca. 13 hr., 20 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Hornblower, Horatio (Fictitious character)--Drama.
England and Wales.--Royal Navy--19th century--Drama.
Sailors--Great Britain--19th century--Drama.
Great Britain--History, Naval--19th century--Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Television mini-series.

Other Authors:

Benson, Andrew.
Grieve, Andrew.
Gruffudd, Ioan.
Lindsay, Robert, 1949-
Healy, Dorian.
Byrne, Michael, 1943-
Bathurst, Robert, 1958-
Lawson, Denis.
McNeice, Ian.
Tiernan, Andrew, 1965-
Lunghi, Cherie, 1953-
Fulford, Christopher.
Pickup, Ronald.
Sher, Antony, 1949-
West, Samuel, 1966-
Shrapnel, John.
Vaughan, Peter, 1923-
Warner, David, 1941-
Jones, Nicholas, 1946-
Glenister, Philip.
Bamber, Jamie, 1973-
Rintoul, David.
Copley, Paul, 1944-
Gilder, Sean, 1964-
McGann, Paul.
Cranitch, Lorcan, 1959-
Haygarth, Tony, 1945-
Sawalha, Julia, 1968-
Flynn, Barbara, 1948-
Wise, Greg, 1966-
Carter, Jim, 1948-
Cook, Ron.
Mollo, John.
Keane, John (John E.)
Mollo, Andrew.
Palmer, Keith.
Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966. Hornblower.
Celtic Films.
Picture Palace (Firm)
Meridian Broadcasting.
United Film & Television Productions.
Arts and Entertainment Network.
New Video Group.

Notes:

Title from container. Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne, Robert Bathurst, Denis Lawson, Ian McNeice, Andrew Tiernan, Cherie Lunghi, Christopher Fulford, Ronald Pickup, Antony Sher, Samuel West, John Shrapnel, Peter Vaughn, David Warner, Nicholas Jones, Philip Glenister, Jamie Bamber, David Rintoul, Paul Copley, Sean Gilder, Paul McGann, Lorcan Cranitch, Tony Haygarth, Julia Sawalha, Barbara Flynn, Greg Wise, Jim Carter, Ron Cook. Based on the books by C.S. Forester. Originally broadcast on A & E 1998-2003. Special features: Disc 1. About C.S. Forester; Disc 2. Nautical terms; Disc 3. Horatio Hornblower : an epic in the making; Disc 4. England's royal warships; Disc 5. 3D cannon; Sail 2000; Disc 6. C.S. Forester; Classes of ships; Disc 7. Optional commentary by Andrew Grieve and Andrew Benson; Biographies for Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Andrew Grieve, Andrew Benson, John Mollo; Photo gallery; Disc 8. Optional commentary by Andrew Grieve, Andrew Benson, John Mollo; Horatio on Horatio : an interview with Ioan Gruffudd; Photo gallery.

Contents:

Duty / screenplay by Stephen Churchett (c2002). The fire ship / screenplay by Mike Cullen (c1998) -- The duchess and the devil / screenplay by Patrick Harbinson (c1999) -- The wrong war / screenplay by Chris Ould (c1998) -- Mutiny / screenplay by T.R. Bowen (c2000) -- Retribution / screenplay by Ben Rostul (c2000) -- Loyalty / screenplay by Niall Leonard (c2002) -- Duty / screenplay by Stephen Churchett (c2002).

Summary:

Joining the British Royal Navy at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars, the enterprising Horatio Hornblower rises quickly from raw recruit to seasoned sailor, charting a course from the West Indies to the coast of Africa in the name of the Crown. Along the way he encounters roiling sea battles, mutiny, plague, and love, but always proves himself equal to the task.

ISBN:

9781422915233
1422915239

OCLC:

(OCoLC)256075407

UPC:

733961116939

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

TAPB572 -- Fairfax Public Library (Fairfax)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

CYPF706 -- Musser Public Library (Muscatine)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)