Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
Cast
Gregory Peck
Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N
Virginia Mayo
Lady Barbara Wellesley
Robert Beatty
Lt. William Bush
Moultrie Kelsall
Lt. Crystal
Terence Morgan
2nd Lt. Gerard
James Kenney
Midshipman Longley
James Robertson Justice
Seaman Quist
Denis O'Dea
RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton
Richard Hearne
Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)
Michael Dolan
Surgeon Gundarson
Stanley Baker
Mr. Harrison (Bosun)
Alan Tilvern
Hernandez
Alec Mango
El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)
Christopher Lee
Spanish Captain
John Witty
Capt. Entenza
Michael Goodliffe
Col. Caillard - POW Escort
Eugene Deckers
French Commandant
Ingeborg von Kusserow
Hebe (Lady Barbara's Maid)
Amy Veness
Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper)
Kynaston Reeves
Adm. Lord Hood
Ronald Adam
Adm. McCartney
Chris Adcock
Crewman (uncredited)
Basil Bartlett
Capt. Elliott (uncredited)
André Belhomme
French Guard (uncredited)
David Birks
Crewman (uncredited)
Robert Cawdron
"Witch of Endor" French Mate (uncredited)
Diane Cilento
Maria Hornblower (voice) (uncredited)
Howard Connell
"Lydia" Seaman (uncredited)
Alexander Davion
Spanish Officer (uncredited)
Steve Donahue
Crewman (uncredited)
Patric Doonan
Seaman (uncredited)
Anthony Forwood
Lt. Woodford (uncredited)
Arthur Gomez
French Corvette Captain (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
Crewman (uncredited)
Richard Johnson
Macrae (uncredited)
Howard Lang
Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Bosun's Mate (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty
Seaman (uncredited)
Sam Kydd
Seaman Garvin (uncredited)
Anthony Marlowe
Capt. Bolton (uncredited)
Michael Mellinger
Spanish Officer (uncredited)
Julio Monterde
Spanish Officer (uncredited)
Peter Morton
Hommel (uncredited)
Jack Stewart
Seaman (uncredited)
Derek Sydney
Capt. Elliott (uncredited)
Jack Taylor
Seaman (uncredited)
John A. Tinn
Juan (uncredited)
Russell Waters
Seaman (uncredited)
Del Watson
Crewman (uncredited)
Jack Watson
Capt. Sylvester (uncredited)
Byron Webster
Seaman (uncredited)
Patrick Young
Lt. Radot (uncredited)
Crew
Raoul Walsh
Director, Producer
C. S. Forester
Adaptation, Novel
Ivan Goff
Screenplay
Ben Roberts
Screenplay
Æneas MacKenzie
Screenplay
Jack Harris
Editor
Guy Green
Director of Photography
Jack Martin
Assistant Director
Gerry Mitchell
Producer
Robert Lennard
Casting Director
Babs Gray
Wardrobe Master
Sheila Graham
Costume Design
Thomas N. Morahan
Costume Design, Art Direction
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist
Bill Beavis
Scenic Artist
Ken Adam
Assistant Art Director
Harold V. King
Sound
Cliff Richardson
Special Effects
Arthur Rhoades
Special Effects
George Blackwell
Special Effects
Harry Barndollar
Special Effects
Robert Farnon
Original Music Composer
Louis Levy
Music Director
Peter Ellenshaw
Matte Painter
George Higgins
Still Photographer
I. T. Clark
Technical Advisor
Maurice Gillett
Electrician
Harry Belcher
Stunts
Jack Cooper
Stunts
George Crawford
Stunts
Jock Easton
Stunts
Fred Haggerty
Stunts
Peter Perkins
Stunts
Joe Powell
Stunts
Paddy Ryan
Stunts
Larry Taylor
Stunts
Joan Davis
Continuity
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