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With war clouds again forming Admiral Pellew recalls Hornblower,
reconfirms his promotion to Commander, and sends him off as
captain of the sloop Hotspur on a patrol off the coast of
France.
One of his tasks is to take a French émigré, Major Côtard,
to meet opposition forces in France.
To his shock Hornblower discovers preparations for an invasion
force of 50,000 men and when he hears the news Pellew orders
a first-strike on the once-again-hostile French fleet.
Hornblower's mission is to destroy a shore battery, but his
efforts are spoiled by his betrayal by a high-level traitor.
Our lad is not imprisoned for long as he escapes from his
prison cell and his return allows Pellew to launch his attack.
For those who want to know Loyalty and the eighth
movie Duty are based on the CS Forester novel Hornblower
and the Hotspur.
New cast members are Julia Sawalha as Maria, Christian Coulson
as Midshipman Hammond, Tony Haygarth (who also appeared in
the Sharpe series) as Prowse, Lorcan Cranitch is Wolfe, Greg
Wise is playing Cotard, Jonathan Forbes plays Midshipman Orrock
and Barbara Flynn is Mrs Mason.
The vessel Earl of Pembroke is the Hotspur.
The video transfer does have one major glitch - a brief moment
of pixelization that jars badly against the normally excellent
image. Sound is fine and dialogue clear.
Conclusion: Movie 90%, Extras 40%
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