
117 minutes
4/10/1951
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.

Gregory Peck
as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N

Virginia Mayo
as Lady Barbara Wellesley

Robert Beatty
as Lt. William Bush

Moultrie Kelsall
as Lt. Crystal

Terence Morgan
as 2nd Lt. Gerard

James Kenney
as Midshipman Longley

James Robertson Justice
as Seaman Quist

Denis O'Dea
as RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

Richard Hearne
as Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)
Michael Dolan
as Surgeon Gundarson

Stanley Baker
as Mr. Harrison (Bosun)

Alan Tilvern
as Hernandez

Alec Mango
as El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)

Christopher Lee
as Spanish Captain
John Witty
as Capt. Entenza

Michael Goodliffe
as Col. Caillard - POW Escort

Eugene Deckers
as French Commandant

Ingeborg von Kusserow
as Hebe (Lady Barbara's Maid)

Amy Veness
as Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper)

Kynaston Reeves
as Adm. Lord Hood

Ronald Adam
as Adm. McCartney
Chris Adcock
as Crewman (uncredited)
Basil Bartlett
as Capt. Elliott (uncredited)
André Belhomme
as French Guard (uncredited)
David Birks
as Crewman (uncredited)
Robert Cawdron
as "Witch of Endor" French Mate (uncredited)

Diane Cilento
as Maria Hornblower (voice) (uncredited)
Howard Connell
as "Lydia" Seaman (uncredited)

Alexander Davion
as Spanish Officer (uncredited)
Steve Donahue
as Crewman (uncredited)

Patric Doonan
as Seaman (uncredited)

Anthony Forwood
as Lt. Woodford (uncredited)
Arthur Gomez
as French Corvette Captain (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
as Crewman (uncredited)

Richard Johnson
as Macrae (uncredited)

Howard Lang
as Officer Aboard Cassandra (uncredited)

Jim Brady
as Bosun's Mate (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty
as Seaman (uncredited)

Sam Kydd
as Seaman Garvin (uncredited)
Anthony Marlowe
as Capt. Bolton (uncredited)

Michael Mellinger
as Spanish Officer (uncredited)
Julio Monterde
as Spanish Officer (uncredited)
Peter Morton
as Hommel (uncredited)

Jack Stewart
as Seaman (uncredited)
Derek Sydney
as Capt. Elliott (uncredited)
Jack Taylor
as Seaman (uncredited)
John A. Tinn
as Juan (uncredited)

Russell Waters
as Seaman (uncredited)
Del Watson
as Crewman (uncredited)

Jack Watson
as Capt. Sylvester (uncredited)

Byron Webster
as Seaman (uncredited)
Patrick Young
as Lt. Radot (uncredited)