Hornblower: Mutiny

TV Movie
2001
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

4.5K

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Paul McGann and Ioan Gruffudd in Hornblower: Mutiny (2001)

Adventure Drama History War

Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but obviously mentally unstable captain and eventually must mutiny.Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but obviously mentally unstable captain and eventually must mutiny.Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but obviously mentally unstable captain and eventually must mutiny.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys
- 13 nominations total

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Trivia
2nd Lieutenant Bush (Paul McGann) was cast in the title role in contemporary Napoleonic Wars television series, Sharpe (1993) however, two weeks into filming of the first episode in Ukraine, McGann injured his knee playing football and was forced to withdraw. When production started again a month later, Sean Bean took over the role that made him famous.

Goofs
When Captain Sawyer orders grog at high noon, he shouts "We'll splice the Main Brace!" which draws a cheer from his crew. Now the phrase "Splice the Main Brace" is a celebratory call before a drink; however, during the age of sail under its original meaning, the phrase was an order to undertake one of the most difficult tasks on-board ship involving splicing the principal line controlling the rotation of the main sail (anyone who desired to do it received an extra issue of rum). The task was long and arduous and critically important for the safety of the ship. Thus, when Captain Sawyer gave this order, his crew would have been looking at hours of work ahead of them with no reason to cheer.

Quotes
Capt. James Sawyer: Liberty, equality, stupidity!

Connections
Featured in The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)

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Featured review

Hornblower with style

These two latest films are the continuing story of Ioan Gruffudd's Horatio Hornblower, and they follow the first four films without fault. As I have said earlier, I have yet to discover a person who has not enjoyed the series fully.

Again, acting nods go to Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, and Jamie Bamber, yet these particular episodes are also to include Paul McGann as 2nd Lieutenant Bush, Nicholas Jones as 1st Lieutenant Buckland, and also Paul Copley and Sean Gilder in expanded roles as Hornblower's faithful shipmates. Jamie Bamber particularly did a wonderful job as poor Mr. Kennedy - such a terrible pity that he can not be found in very many movies.

I doubt you'll be disappointed with the series, I certainly wasn't, my friends weren't, my brothers weren't, and neither were my parents. They're good for all ages, so go out and see them at first opportunity!