
Le avventure del capitano Hornblower
Nel 1807, durante le guerre napoleoniche, il capitano di vascello Horatio Hornblower, al comando della fregata a 36 cannoni HMS Lydia, viene inviato in missione segreta nel Centro America: deve sostenere il regime di "El Supremo", un dittatore sanguinario in rivolta contro la Spagna, alleata della Francia. Quando viene a sapere che un vascello spagnolo da 60 cannoni, il Natividad, incrocia in quelle acque, Hornblower decide di impadronirsene con un attacco notturno. Dopo aver catturato il vascello però si vede costretto, a malincuore, a consegnarlo a "El Supremo", che lo rivendica per sé. Dopo essersi separati la Lydia incrocia un trabaccolo spagnolo battente bandiera bianca.
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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
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