Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)

Set the mainsail and sharpen your cutlasses, this week we're taking on a technicolour swashbuckler set during the Napoleonic Wars. Starring Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo, Raoul Walsh's 1951 adaptation of some of C.S. Forester's classic seafaring novels is stirring stuff! Join us as we unpack this early adaptation of three of Forester's renowned Horatio Hornblower books.Follow us on Twitter @FightingOnFilm and on Facebook. For more check out our website www.fightingonfilm.comThanks for listening!  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fightingonfilm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.