Hornblower: Mutiny

2001

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War

7
IMDb Rating 8.1/10 10 4710 4.7K

ship mutiny based on novel or book napoleonic wars 18th century midshipmen

Plot summary

Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but mentally unstable captain and are forced to mutiny in order to save their ship, the HMS Renown.

Director

Andrew Grieve Photo
Andrew Grieve

Top cast

David Rintoul Photo
David Rintoul as Dr. Clive
Sean Gilder Photo
Sean Gilder as Styles
Ioan Gruffudd Photo
Ioan Gruffudd as Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower
Nicholas Jones Photo
Nicholas Jones as Lieutenant Buckland
720p.BluRay
893.19 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 12

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by pete36 9 / 10

Series better as "Master and Commander" movie

Big budgeted Brit TV-series based on the books of C.S. Forester, set during the Napoleonic wars in the beginning of the 19th century. Hornblower starts of as a midshipman and the series follows him as he climbs up through the ranks.Only the British can make such a spectacular historical series. No costs or means have been spared to recreate life at sea in those times. Not much of CGI or whatvever, the ships and fight are all real. When Hornblower is trapped on a sinking ship, there is no money for some elaborater special effect so they just sink it for real. Plots are full of twists and turns and are never predictable. Series is very intelligently scripted, great charactarisation and humour is provided when needed.It seems this series was the inspiration for US movie "Master and Commander" with Russel Crowe. It's the same theme, same era and nearly same plot. If you are familiar with the Hornblower series , Master and commander is almost a kind of rip-off, although it is based on another bookseries. Master and Commander is an OK movie but it just pales in comparison with this simply brilliant series. I think this is again proof that TV is getting better then cinema.It is not the first adaptation of the CS Forester saga on Hornblower . In 1952 Hollywood made a very worthy effort with "Hornblower" by cramming three books into one movie. Starring Gregory Peck as Hornblower and Virginia Mayo as the love interest. Directed by actionspecialist Raoul Walsh, it's a real winner.
Reviewed by Quicksilver 2 9 / 10

True Swashbuckling Adventure

I didn't see the A&E movie when it first came out and missed part two the second, so have bought the video from Amazon.com. This is true adventure with enough action to keep the suspence continual. My husband has read several of the books and both forms of the stories are excellent. A great cast and the sight of the beautiful sailing vessels in full rigging -- I'd forgotten how much I love them. I recommend this movie to everyone of any age.
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