Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War
Original title: Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
- TV Movie
- 1999
- 1h 40m
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7.9/10
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Lt. Hornblower and his mates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.Lt. Hornblower and his mates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.Lt. Hornblower and his mates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 9 nominations total
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- TriviaCaptain Pellew's line, "As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean," is a quotation from the second part of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Coleridge. It was first published, anonymously, in 1798.
- GoofsEarly in the movie Captain Pellew and Lieutenant Hornblower board their ship's boat to return to the ship. Pellew boards the boat before Hornblower. This is contrary to naval customs of the day (and present). The senior officer always boarded a boat last (and left it first).
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Major Edrington: [Watching as Hornblower struggles to mount a horse] Now I see why you chose the Navy.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Story of the Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008)
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The best in the current series!
The 4-part made for tv-series comes to an end, at the moment that is, with a terrific final episode! This episode is the best installment of all four movies! It has everything from espionage, intrigue, murder, war, horror to romance and beyond, you name it! It is a classic! Each minute of the movie is filled with great drama! This is Horathio Hornblower at its best! BTW the use of music in this episode is excellent. So now that the series comes to an end I hope that we will see Horathio Hornblower very soon again on the little screen, until then, it is back to the novels of Forester to fill in these waiting days!
Conclusion: The series is highly recommended! It is an oases compared to the desert of day to day tv-fare!
Conclusion: The series is highly recommended! It is an oases compared to the desert of day to day tv-fare!
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- Jan 30, 2000
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- Hornblower: Las ranas y las langostas
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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