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| Ioan Gruffudd | ... | Horatio Hornblower | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Capt. Sir Edward Pellew | |
| Antony Sher | ... | Colonel Moncoutant | |
| John Shrapnel | ... | General Charette | |
| Samuel West | ... | Major Edrington | |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | Admiral Lord Hood | |
| Jean Badin | ... | Fauré | |
| Jamie Bamber | ... | Acting Lt. Archie Kennedy | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Paul Copley | ... | Matthews | |
| Jonathan Coy | ... | Lt. Bracegirdle | |
| Sean Gilder | ... | Styles | |
| Ian Lindsay | ... | Collins | |
| Colin MacLachlan | ... | Master Bowles | |
| Simon Sherlock | ... | Oldroyd | |
| Estelle Skornik | ... | Mariette | |
Directed by | |||
| Andrew Grieve | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| C.S. Forester | novels | |
| Chris Ould | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Andrew Benson | .... | producer | |
| Delia Fine | .... | executive producer | |
| Vernon Lawrence | .... | executive producer | |
| Peter Richardson | .... | line producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Alec Curtis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| John Mollo | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Elizabeth Minshull | .... | hair stylist (as Liz Minshull) | |
| Elizabeth Minshull | .... | makeup artist (as Liz Minshull) | |
Art Department | |||
| Augusto Mayer | .... | art director: Portugal | |
Sound Department | |||
| Rudi Buckle | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Colin Codner | .... | boom operator | |
| Sue Lenny | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Dave Sloss | .... | foley recordist | |
| Julie Ankerson | .... | foley artist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Graham Aikman | .... | special effects assistant: pyro supervisor | |
| Jeremy Lovett | .... | special effects senior technician: model unit | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Mark Thomas-Stubbs | .... | digital effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David Bourke | .... | best boy | |
| Paul Donachie | .... | focus puller | |
| Tom Gates | .... | gaffer | |
| Jon Head | .... | grip | |
| Micky May | .... | generator operator | |
| Jamie Summers | .... | electrician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Gordon Harmer | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Matthew Tucker | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Marc Eskenazi | .... | on-line editor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Anna Callaghan | .... | production assistant | |
| Matt Cooke | .... | production runner | |
| Dani Gordon | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Pauline Granby | .... | production accountant | |
| Amanda Lean | .... | script supervisor | |
| Erhan Ozogul | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Gerry Savage | .... | nurse | |
| Adele Steward | .... | production coordinator | |
| Chris Tarry | .... | assistant accountant | |
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This is a wonderful finale to a wonderful series. It is not, in my opinion, the best of the lot, but that does not mean that it doesn't have it's strong points.
I skimmed Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, the book that these four films are based on. Consequently, as someone who enjoyed this particular chapter immensely, I could have skipped the love story - but then again, I'm not a romantic by any stretch of the imagination. I thought that because of time constraints, the whole thing was rather rushed. Falling in love in the course of a day is something for a sitcom, not a serious movie, but the actors did an amazing job with what they were given.
The good greatly outnumbers the bad. Ioan Gruffudd did a wonderful job as Horatio throughout the series and he remained consistent throughout this episode. I consider him to be a wonderful actor - the perfect one to play the young, gangly seventeen year-old who comes into his own gradually.
Gruffudd's performance was only accentuated by the brilliance of his dynamic co-star Robert Lindsay, himself an amazing actor. Lindsay's performance as the indomitable (and indefatigable) Captain Pellew was right on the mark.
The rest of the cast was wonderful, including poor Mariette, played by Estelle Skornik. I will never tire of watching Matthews, Styles and Oldroyd and Paul Copley, Sean Gilder, and Colin MacLachlan fit these roles perfectly. Jamie Bamber as Midshipman (Acting-Lieutenant) Kennedy also did very well. John Shrapnel as Charette affected a decent French accent, as did Antony Sher as the infamous Moncoutant.
One last praise goes out to the fabulous Sam West, admitibly one of my favorite actors. West does an amazing job portraying Major Edrington and that dry, upper-class sarcastic wit never fails to earn a grin from me. The character of Edrington is one of my favorites in the book and West does an amazing job portraying him.
I find it a horrible pity that wonderful actors such as these listed above have trouble finding roles in internationally acclaimed films. After seeing this particular film, I performed an extensive search for the above actors. Armed with a list of some of the ones I desperately wished to see, I visited all of the local movie stores. Apart from Howard's End (Sam West), Fierce Creatures (Robert Lindsay), and 102 Dalmatians (Ioan Gruffudd), I came up empty-handed. So, here I am, armed only with a taped version of the Frogs and the Lobsters.
You will not be disappointed with this film - at least I doubt you will. I have yet to find someone who didn't enjoy it throughly. The costuming is accurate, the characters wonderful, the story is gripping and the acting is phenomenal. I highly recommend it to just about anyone.