Hornblower: Duty

Hornblower: Duty is the eighth and the last installment of the Hornblower series of British historical war television films based on the works of C. S. Forester and starring Ioan Gruffudd as Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Following shortly after the events of Loyalty, Commander Hornblower of the HMS Hotspur is wedded to the daughter of his landlady, Maria Mason. During the wedding Hornblower is visited by Admiral Sir Edward Pellew with another important assignment - that being a search for a missing ship, the sloop-of-war HMS Grasshopper, captained by his and Pellew's former crewmate Commander Bracegirdle, who last reported strange new enemy activity. During this mission, a supposed well-to-do Swiss man and his American wife are rescued from a sea-stranded lifeboat by Hotspur. However events suggest they may not be all that they appear. Hornblower must now contend with the potential dangers of taking on these passengers while also figuring out just what new great act the French are planning against Britain. 
The film is partially based on the novel Hornblower and the Hotspur, with some new elements introduced for this adaptation.
 
 
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= Pistols =
== Heavy Dragoon Flintlock Pistol ==
Heavy Dragoon Flintlock Pistols are seen in hands of Commander Horatio Hornblower (Ioan Gruffudd), Lieutenant William Bush (Paul McGann), Commander Bracegirdle (Jonathan Coy), Midshipman Charles Orrock (Jonathan Forbes), Boatswain Matthews (Paul Copley), and Styles (Sean Gilder) in numerous scenes.
== Saint Etienne Model An XIII Cavalry Pistol ==
Thomas Wolfe (Lorcan Cranitch), now a French Commandant (Major), carries a Saint Etienne Model An XIII Cavalry Pistol pistol. It was introduced only in 1810, thus its usage in 1804 is incorrect.
== Charleville Mle 1777 Flintlock Pistol ==
Wolfe (Lorcan Cranitch) carries a pair of Charleville Mle 1777 Flintlock Pistols in the climactic scene. During Wolfe's attempt to capture the Hotspur, Maguire (Timothy Deenihan) also holds a pistol that is supposed to be an Mle 1777, although it is seen briefly and unclear due to the darkness of the scene. Very likely these guns are replicas by Armi San Marco, like Mle 1777 pistol(s) seen in previous films.
= Muskets =
== Brown Bess Flintlock Musket ==
Royal Marines carry Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets.
== Charleville Flintlock Musket ==
French soldiers carry Charleville Muskets.
 
= Other Weapons =
== Swivel Gun ==
A Swivel Gun can be seen on HMS Hotspur.
 
== Naval Cannons ==
Sloop-of-war HMS Hotspur carries relatively small cannons. According to the novel, they must be 9-pounder long guns, but in one scene Matthews calls them 12-pounder. Naval cannons are also seen in the French coast.
== Field Cannons ==
French troops under Wolfe's command deploy several muzzleloading field guns to fire at Hotspur's boat. They probably represent 4- or 8-pounder Gribeauval cannons, as they look too small for 12-pounder gun. Following the text of the novel, the guns are called 5-inch when Hornblower discusses them with Bush which is close to 4.8-inch caliber of 12-pounders.
 
 
 
Category:Movie
Category:Adventure Movie
Category:War
Category:British Produced/Filmed
Category:C. S. Forester