Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Seen it?1998 | 93 min | War, Adventure, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved The Guns of Navarone or Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew Grieve
- Ioan GruffuddHoratio Hornblower
- Robert LindsaySir Edward Pellew
- Denis LawsonCaptain 'Dreadnought' Foster
- Ian McNeiceTapling
- Andrew TiernanBunting
- Jonathan CoyLieutenant Bracegirdle
- Ian McElhinneyCaptain Hammond
- Paul CopleyMathews
- Chris BarnesFinch
- Sean GilderStyles