Movie · 1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Released 18 November 1998 93 min War / Adventure / TV Movie More from 1998 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.
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How old were they?
Paul Copley
as Mathews
Denis Lawson
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
Ian McElhinney
as Captain Hammond
Robert Lindsay
as Sir Edward Pellew
Ian McNeice
as Tapling
Jonathan Coy
as Lieutenant Bracegirdle
Sean Gilder
as Styles
Rupert Holliday-Evans
as Steward
Chris Barnes
as Finch
Andrew Tiernan
as Bunting
Jonathan Aris
as Clerkly Officer
Ioan Gruffudd
as Horatio Hornblower
Simon Sherlock
as Oldroyd
Colin MacLachlan
as Master Bowles
Frank Boyce
as Midshipman Cleveland
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The numbers
28years between the oldest and youngest billed
53Paul Copley — oldest on the call sheet
25Ioan Gruffudd — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast