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Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) - Movie Browser

Austen-era naval drama goes full French Revolution chaos — tea and treachery included.

crusty naval dramahistorical chaosstiff-upper-lip tragedy

Overview

Adventure TV Movie War

Lieutenant Hornblower and his shipmates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.

Content warning

class warfare hypocrisyloyalty vs moral dutyaristocratic delusionmilitary futility

Standout Aspects

Acting

Ioan Gruffudd's barely-contained horror steals every scene.

Production

Ship-to-shore chaos built on actual period detail.

Writing

Moncoutant's aristocratic meltdown is chef's kiss.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch·Streaming

Heads up:Violence·Disturbing

Director

Andrew Grieve

ReleasedApr 2, 1999

Runtime1h 40m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

Top Cast

Ioan Gruffudd

Horatio Hornblower

Robert Lindsay

Sir Edward Pellew

Antony Sher

Colonel Moncoutant

John Shrapnel

General Charette

Samuel West

Major Edrington

Peter Vaughan

Admiral Lord Hood

Jean Badin

Faure

Jamie Bamber

Archie Kennedy

Paul Copley

Mathews

Jonathan Coy

Lieutenant Bracegirdle

Sean Gilder

Styles

Estelle Skornik

Mariette

Simon Sherlock

Oldroyd

Ian Lindsay

Collins

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1999

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