Hornblower

Name: Hornblower
Genre: Drama, Adventure, War
Released: 1998-01-01
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul Copley, Sean Gilder, Jamie Bamber

1998 - 2003| 3 seasons| IMDb 7.3

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Drama Adventure War

Epic award-winning films based on C.S. Forester's classic adventure stories. Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower (Ioan Gruffudd), a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.

Creator: C. S. Forester