Acting Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower
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Apr 18, 1999 · Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil: Directed by Andrew Grieve. With Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi, Christopher Fulford. Lt. Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.
- (4.2K)
- Adventure, Drama, War
- Andrew Grieve
- 1999-04-18
The Duchess and the Devil is the third episode of the British television series Hornblower. The episode first aired on 24 February 1999 on ITV. The television story is loosely based on the chapter "Hornblower, the Duchess, and the Devil" in C. S. Forester's 1950 novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower.
The Spanish capture Horatio en route to England with a mysterious noblewoman. Based on C.S. Forester's novels.
- (24)
- Andrew Grieve
- TV-PG
- Ioan Gruffudd
Apr 18, 1999 · Acting Lieutenant Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.
Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil. The Spanish Armada captures Hornblower (Ioan Gruffudd), who is carrying top secret papers to England.
- Andrew Grieve
- History, Drama
- Ioan Gruffudd
Hornblower (Ioan Gruffudd) is assigned to escort a duchess (Cherie Lunghi) back to England on a Spanish ship he captured. He is also assigned to take top secret papers back with him. On the trip, the ship runs into a deep fog and suddenly the crew finds themselves in the middle of the Spanish Armada and taken prisoner.
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