Released in 1951, but I didn't see it until the late '60s, on my college dorm's TV. Noticing how much I was enjoying the film, the upperclassman next to me kindly mentioned that it was based on a set of books by C S Forester. I spent the next summer devouring the whole series, in order.
@mitshumarner5870
6 жыл бұрын
Given the year this movie was made and the lack of computer generated special effects, this is a gritty and accurate representation of naval combat in the sailing age.
@jefferyhodges8835
2 жыл бұрын
Not only that the story is 100% way better than anything they can do now it's all full of propaganda and racist too white man bad woman the best I quit TV 10 years ago I don't even own one anymore
@jonny-b4954
Жыл бұрын
Loved this movie. Recently rented it. The throat clearing was freaking weird though. Multiple points at movie. You hear it right when this video starts. Great representation of combat. The masts breaking down around and what not.
@druzicka2010
4 ай бұрын
l'intégralité de la vraie séquence est mémorable. j'ai adoré voir cette bataille. :)
@James-cn7hl
3 жыл бұрын
One of the few yanks that may play an Englishman! My compliments Mr Peck
@oldfrend
Жыл бұрын
huh? he's speaking with the most american accent of all time. why would he get a pass to play an englishman? he's horrible at it.
@x66Hawk66x
Жыл бұрын
@@oldfrend I would argue that given the time period his accent was more akin to the British accent of that time period. The British accent has evolved allot in the last 200 years, so In the nepionic wars, the British accent was nothing like our current accent, but closer to that of the American accent. On the the flip side the American accent has not evolved massively. and of course the USA was settle by the British.
@oldfrend
Жыл бұрын
@@x66Hawk66x that's a long disproven urban myth. the british accent was never similar to modern american. based on the phonological studies of shakespeare's writing it was most similar to modern cornish or welsh; the common englishman sounded like a pirate back then.
@buckbuck9225
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic effects..
@leandrogeannaccinigimenez3531
4 ай бұрын
Clássico Ano de 1805 Guerra napoleonica Ótimo filme sobre a Marinha britânica e seus oficiais
@mikegallant811
7 жыл бұрын
The captain who was Gene Roddenberry's inspiration for James Tiberius Kirk.
@Fischeule
4 жыл бұрын
Whatsoever may JTK has in common with HH, the reaction to women seems different...
@Carthaginian60
4 жыл бұрын
As soon as the first cannon fires, you know it's a WB production. Years of listening to Bugs Bunny blow up Sam the Pirate made the sound very familiar.
@michaelwhalen5058
3 жыл бұрын
Also, the first Clint Eastwood / Lee Van Cleef / Eli Wallach spaghetti westerns.
@garygallant5390
3 жыл бұрын
ACME explosives have distinct sound indeed.
@zekeigtos7240
3 жыл бұрын
Whats so cool about this is that what we are watching is actually set *after* the Hornblower movies of the early 2000s. So everything we saw take place with Ioan Gruffudd and Robert Lindsay, all the action and adventure of those many movies, has already happened by the time we see Gregory Peck as Captain Hornblower.
@geraldtrumpp2340
2 жыл бұрын
In fact, the story of the Lydia was the first book, Forrester did write about Hornblower.
@minhthunguyendang9900
Ай бұрын
The 📺 series huffed & puffed to reach the level of this gem 💎
@imlost19
3 жыл бұрын
somehow this is more realistic than 99% of the shit we see today.
@finleyfendt3750
4 жыл бұрын
Great movie, acting and direction. One of my favorites.
@FildasKirk
4 жыл бұрын
Nice movie, and I am glad it was made, but I still wonder how the story would have been adapted if it was part of the Ioan Gruffudd miniseries
@dkneuer
2 жыл бұрын
found a Lindberg kit (pirate ship) that has very similar lines and rigging . Plan to paint it to match this ship. Has almost the same number of guns. Watching the battle scenes gives a good indication of color. Yellow strip where the gun ports are and yellow trim and the back of the ship as well. Can tell if the front has gold painted details. Sails and masts are almost a perfect copy in the kit. Even has a crew.
@Don_Camillo
4 жыл бұрын
Nelson with both eyes and arms intact.
@gam34lif3
7 жыл бұрын
a 32 gun sixth rate against a 64 gun fourth rate with an exelent captain on the smaller ship and a knowledgeless madman with a bad crew on the big ship...The odds are still in hornblowers favour
@argylemcgoogin3298
6 жыл бұрын
Captain Lord Thomas Cochrane in the brig H.M.S. Speedy 14 4 Pdrs and 58 men took the Spanish xebec frigate El Gamo 32 12 Pdrs 300+ men for that very reason.
@LordZontar
4 жыл бұрын
Hornblower also had the advantage of the weather gauge in this fight. With the wind behind HMS Lydia's stern he had greater freedom of manoeuver and could close the distance to the target quickly whereas the Natividad had to tack and claw her way upwind. That gave Hornblower the perfect moment to strike with the first two volleys to reduce his enemy's gunnery. This in addition to facing a captain who was an idiot commanding a crew in a very poor state of training. Superior seamanship in a faster and more nimble ship won this battle.
@danieldarcy7862
3 жыл бұрын
"A knowledgeless madman with a bad crew". Sounds all too familiar for 2021. Think we just got rid of one!
@Trapsarentgay133
3 жыл бұрын
@@danieldarcy7862 not to burst you bubble man but nothings changed
@metalshredmetal1148
2 жыл бұрын
@@danieldarcy7862 Comment aged like milk. Look around you kid. Everything was better under Trump. Besides the Taliban name a single thing that has improved under Biden
@conmaz
2 жыл бұрын
Not the full movie. Sad because this is a great film when seen in its entirety.
@johnerwin981
7 жыл бұрын
a truly great film- -thnx 4 posting this GREAT clip : )
@salamandastron90
9 жыл бұрын
AND THAT WOULD BE THE MAGAZINE EXPLODING...
@SEPK09
6 жыл бұрын
Classic proud to own it on Rare Dvd :)
@KrakatoaPraetor
7 жыл бұрын
Those accents!! 🤠🇺🇸😂
@coleparker
6 жыл бұрын
The majority of the English Seamen actors and other roles in the movie were English, Canadian, and Irish. There were only two major American actors, Gregory Peck and Virginia Peck. So in reality the accents are pretty accurate.
@LordZontar
4 жыл бұрын
The Spanish captain of the Natividad was played by Sir Christopher Lee. Lee, being fluent in fourteen different languages (and conversational in Mandarin Chinese), was able to speak flawless Spanish in this movie.
@thomashartman4270
2 жыл бұрын
What they used to call a Rip Roaring Adventure.
@rupertrobertus5712
2 жыл бұрын
the target is disabled, so he COULD just park behind it and shoot from behind and drink tea at the same time... no need to park right in front of their broadside cannons.
@raylast3873
2 жыл бұрын
He‘s cool and all, but he‘s not Ioan Gruffudd.
@mozzy747
2 жыл бұрын
Officers uniform color and design is wrong for naval officers of that time
@FlorianStollmayerMUSIC
5 жыл бұрын
Captain Hornblower was always my favorite movie. kzitem.info/news/bejne/o5B_nmyufGhomIY
@thelastsaints101
2 жыл бұрын
I doubt the British Royal Navy allowed their sailors to be shirtless. The only time a sailor was shirtless was when he was about to be flogged.
@Apollo890
Жыл бұрын
No they removed their shirts for combat as well as they had worked out that if shot a bullet or splinter would take in a fragment of shirt as well which would be harder to remove and would fester and the infection would be fatal as there was no cure.
@PeterWalkerHP16c
3 жыл бұрын
How in the hell does Hornblower have an American accent??
@metalshredmetal1148
2 жыл бұрын
Because the actor is from America..... Seems kind of obvious
@PeterWalkerHP16c
2 жыл бұрын
@@metalshredmetal1148 Seems kind of stupid. No wonder their country's fucked.
@metalshredmetal1148
2 жыл бұрын
@@PeterWalkerHP16c Not nearly as bad as the UK or Australia currently is. Can't go to prison in the US for saying men and women are different
@georgehare2915
7 жыл бұрын
destroyin enemy ships NOT in captains best interest capturing them for prize money. was the objective, captains could earn a reg workers lifetime income from his share.
@FildasKirk
4 жыл бұрын
Read the book. Horblower captured the ship, but was forced to give it to a mad Spanish rebel witn delusions of Godhood. Unfortunately, he was then contacted by the Spainiards who told him, that during his voyage, Spain had switched sides and are now allies of Great Britain, meaning he had given the ship to the enemy... and now had to eliminate it. Unfortunately, because of the madman's cruelty, neither he, nor his crew were willing to surrender and IIRC boarding the ship was out of question due to it being larger than the Lydia and prepared (when he first captured it, Hornblower had the element of surprise on his side).
@imisstoronto3121
8 жыл бұрын
amazing how Americans are unable to do any accent other than their own. This sounds like the US navy......
@divisioneight
8 жыл бұрын
+imiss toronto When casting the film, the producers needed well know talent and so they chose American stars at the time. There was little want for linguistic accuracy in the dialogue. The special effects and sets were plenty for the eyes to take in.
@coleparker
6 жыл бұрын
Actually a lot of the actors in the movie are English. For example the seaman Quist, Lt, Bush, the Bosun, etc.
@doug6500
5 жыл бұрын
Gregory Peck is an honourary Englishman.
@adamcassidy1133
3 жыл бұрын
Did not know Hornblower was American... hummmmmmmm...... seems un canny to me
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