Captain Horatio Hornblower

The sun never sets on his world of adventure.

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.

Adventure War History

Gregory Peck

(Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N)

Virginia Mayo

(Lady Barbara Wellesley)

Robert Beatty

(Lt. William Bush)

Moultrie Kelsall

Terence Morgan

(2nd Lt. Gerard)

James Kenney

(Midshipman Longley)

James Robertson Justice

Denis O'Dea

(RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton)

Richard Hearne

(Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman))

Michael Dolan

(Surgeon Gundarson)

Stanley Baker

(Mr. Harrison (Bosun))

Alan Tilvern

Alec Mango

(El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado))

Christopher Lee

(Spanish Captain)

John Witty

(Capt. Entenza)

Michael Goodliffe

(Col. Caillard - POW Escort)

Eugene Deckers

(French Commandant)

Ingeborg von Kusserow

(Hebe (Lady Barbara's Maid))

Amy Veness

(Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper))

Kynaston Reeves

(Adm. Lord Hood)

Ronald Adam

(Adm. McCartney)

Chris Adcock

(Crewman (uncredited))

Basil Bartlett

(Capt. Elliott (uncredited))

André Belhomme

(French Guard (uncredited))

David Birks

(Crewman (uncredited))

Robert Cawdron

("Witch of Endor" French Mate (uncredited))

Diane Cilento

(Maria Hornblower (voice) (uncredited))

Howard Connell

("Lydia" Seaman (uncredited))

Alexander Davion

(Spanish Officer (uncredited))

Steve Donahue

(Crewman (uncredited))

Patric Doonan

(Seaman (uncredited))

Anthony Forwood

(Lt. Woodford (uncredited))

Arthur Gomez

(French Corvette Captain (uncredited))

Lindsay Hooper

(Crewman (uncredited))

Richard Johnson

(Macrae (uncredited))