Horatio Hornblower Vol. III - The Duchess & The Devil (1999)

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C.S. Forester's swashbuckling tales of high-seas adventure come to life like never before in this acclaimed adaptation. The THE DUCHESS AND THE DEVIL, Horatio Hornblower (<i>Titanic's</i> Ioan Gruffud) and a force of seven men capture a small French ship, <i>La Reve</i>. He is rewarded with his first command, sailing this ship to Britain. Traveling with him is a beautiful and intriguing duchess and a vital package of documents bound for the Admiralty. In a thick fog, the <i>La Reve</i> strays into the patch of the Spanish fleet. The duchess is brought aboard the enemy flagship, while Hornblower and his crew are exiled on a remote island. But when a ship sinks offshore during a violent storm, he convinces his captors to let him mount a rescue operation, promising not to escape.