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
Stephen Mascoli
- British Marine Major
- (uncredited)
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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.
- GoofsGeneral de Charette refers to restoring His Catholic Majesty. That title was used by the kings of Spain. The kings of France were known as the Most Christian King.
- Quotes
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)
- SoundtracksThe Girl I Left Behind Me
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I love this series!
I agree that the acting is phenomenal, I too wish to see Sam West and Robert Lindsay in other productions, but it seems that there is very little available by way of backtracking their other works. I am tickled every time Lord Edrington gives one of his dry little commentaries, he would make an awesome verbal adversary. I can't remember where I heard this quote but it pops into my head when I watch Sam West's portrayal of the redoubtable Lord Edrington, "It's difficult to fight a battle of the wits with the unarmed." Not that HH is 'unarmed', but Lord Edrington seems to leave the Naval folk deliciously speechless rather frequently.
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- Hornblower: Las ranas y las langostas
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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