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Hornblower: The Even Chance 1998 Directed by Andrew Grieve

Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Adventure , TV Movie , War
Production Company Meridian Broadcasting Ltd
Release Date 7 October 1998
100 mins
Cast
Ioan Gruffudd Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Dorian Healy Midshipman Jack Simpson
Michael Byrne Captain Keene
Robert Bathurst Lieutenant Eccleston
Duncan Bell Midshipman Clayton
Paul Copley Matthews
Sean Gilder Styles
Jamie Bamber Midshipman Archie Kennedy
Colin MacLachlan Master Bowles
Vincent Grass Captain Forget
Richard Lumsden Midshipman Hether
Frank Boyce Midshipman Cleveland
Roger May Lieutenant Chadd
Simon Markey ... Dr. Hepplewhite
Oliver Montgomery Lieutenant Chalk