A & E literary classics. The romance collection. 2.
The year is 1793 as England prepares for war with France, young Horation Hornblower reports for duty aboard the battleship, Justinian. His welcome to the King's Navy is harsh, however, as the sadistic Midshipman Simpson takes an instant and violent dislike to the young sailor. An A & E Emmy Award wi...
| Uniform Title: | Horatio Hornblower Vol. I.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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New York :
A & E Television Networks,
[2005]
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| Series: | Horatio Hornblower Vol. I.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 14 videodiscs (approximately 1,970 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Romance collection.
Arts and Entertainment literary classics. |
| Other Uniform Title: | Hornblower (Television program)
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
The year is 1793 as England prepares for war with France, young Horation Hornblower reports for duty aboard the battleship, Justinian. His welcome to the King's Navy is harsh, however, as the sadistic Midshipman Simpson takes an instant and violent dislike to the young sailor. An A & E Emmy Award winning series. |
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| Note: | Special features: about C.S. Forester (Horatio Hornblower, the duel); nautical terms and definitions (Horatio Hornblower, the fire ships); Charles Dickens episode of A & E's Biography; Charles Dickens biography/bibliography (The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby); Thomas Hardy biography and bibliography (The mayor of Casterbridge); cast filmographies (Catherine the Great); F. Scott Fitzgerald episode of A & E's Biography; cast filmographies (The great Gatsby). Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CN9 D0056654 VideoDVD AN3 D0028121 VideoDVD AF9 D0002708 VideoDVD AN8 D0022992 VideoDVD AF9 D0002707 VideoDVD |
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Not rated by the MPAA. |
| ISBN: | 0767023056 (Horatio Hornblower, the duel) 9780767023054 (Horatio Hornblower, the duel) 0767023064 (Horatio Hornblower, the fire ships) 9780767023061 (Horatio Hornblower, the fire ships) 0767049160 (The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) 9780767049160 (The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) 0767049179 (The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) 9780767049177 (The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) 0767049195 (The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) 9780767049191 (The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) 0767049187 (The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) 9780767049184 (The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) 0767052749 (William Thackeray's Vanity fair) 9780767052740 (William Thackeray's Vanity fair) 0767052757 (William Thackeray's Vanity fair) 9780767052757 (William Thackeray's Vanity fair) 0767078926 (The flame trees of Thika) 9780767078924 (The flame trees of Thika) 076705654X (The mayor of Casterbridge) 9780767056540 (The mayor of Casterbridge) 0767032713 (Catherine the Great) 9780767032711 (Catherine the Great) 0767052722 (Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles) 9780767052726 (Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles) 076702818X (The great Gatsby) 9780767028189 (The great Gatsby) |
| Credits: | Horatio Hornblower, volume!, the duel: Andrew Grieve, director ; Andrew Benson, producer ; screenplay by Russell Lewis ; based upon the novels by C.S. Forester. Horatio Hornblower, volume II, the fire ships: Andrew Grieve, director ; Andrew Benson, producer ; screenplay by Michael Cullen ; based upon the novels by C.S. Forester. The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Jim Goddard, director ; Colin Callender, producer ; adapted and written by David Edgar ; based on the original Royal Shakespeare Company production by Trevor Nunn and John Caird ; based on the novel by Charles Dickens. William Thackeray's Vanity fair: Marc Munden, director ; Gillian McNeill, producer ; adapted by Nigel Davies ; based on the novel by William Thackeray. The flame trees of Thika: directed by Roy Ward Baker ; John Hawkesworth and Christopher Neame, producers ; dramatized by John Hawkesworth ; based on the novel by Elspeth Huxley. The mayor of Casterbridge: David Thacker, director ; Georgina Lowe, producer ; adapted for the screen by Ted Whitehead ; based on the novel by Thomas Hardy. Catherine the Great: Marvin J. Chomsky, director ; Konstantin Thoeren, Wolf Bauer, Marvin J. Chomsky, producers ; screenplay by John Goldsmith. Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Ian Sharp, director ; Sarah Wilson, producer ; adapted by Ted Whitehead ; based on the novel by Thomas Hardy. The great Gatsby: directed by Robert Markowitz ; David Roessell & Craig McNeil, producers ; screenplay by John McLaughlin ; based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. |
| System Details: | DVD ; Dolby digital stereo. |
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Horatio Hornblower volume I: the duel: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne, Robert Bathurst.
Horatio Hornblower, volume II, the fire ships: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne, Robert Bathurst.
The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Roger Rees, Emily Richard, David Threlfall, John Woodvine, Jane Downs.
William Thackeray's Vanity fair: Natasha Little, Frances Gray, Tom Ward, Nathaniel Parker, Jeremy Swift, Miriam Margolyes, Philip Glenister.
The flame trees of Thika: Hayley Mills, David Robb, Holly Aird, Ben Cross, Nicholas Jones, Sharon Mughan.
The mayor of Casterbridge: Ciaran Hinds, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, James Purefoy.
Catherine the Great: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed, Craig McLachlan, Omar Sharif, Hannes Jaenicke, Jeanne Moreau, Mel Ferrer.
Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Justine Waddell, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Milburn.
The great Gatsy: Mira Sorvino, Toby Stephens, Paul Rudd, Martin Donovan. |