UK,
1999, 93 min
Directed by:
Andrew GrieveScreenplay:
Patrick HarbinsonCinematography:
Alec CurtisComposer:
John E. KeaneCast:
Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi, Christopher Fulford, Ronald Pickup, Jamie Bamber, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Jolyon Baker, Jonathan Coy (more)Plots(1)
Third of a four-part series, THE DUCHESS AND THE DEVIL follows Horatio Hornblower and his force of seven as they capture the small French ship La Reve. With command of the ship as a reward, our hero takes the captured vessel to Britain and promptly runs into the Spanish fleet. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Ioan Gruffudd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/848/162848582_3beead.png)
Ioan Gruffudd
UK
Best movies:
Warriors (1999) (TV movie)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
![Robert Lindsay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386727_d9ca7a.jpg)
Robert Lindsay
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
![Cherie Lunghi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270601_c0c06d.jpg)
Cherie Lunghi
UK
Best movies:
The Mission (1986)
Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV movie)
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
![Christopher Fulford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/532/162532749_8cfc00.jpg)
Christopher Fulford
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999) (TV movie)
Merry Christmas (2005)
Prime Suspect 4: Scent of Darkness (1995) (TV movie)
![Ronald Pickup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517314_3dc4fb.png)
Ronald Pickup
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Mission (1986)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
![Jamie Bamber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276471_862d49.jpg)
Jamie Bamber
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
![Jean-Yves Berteloot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/592/158592434_deabaf.jpg)
Jean-Yves Berteloot
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999) (TV movie)
A Flame in My Heart (1987)
![Jolyon Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/374/159374967_3e1b0e.jpg)
Jolyon Baker
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999) (TV movie)
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Out of the Ashes (2003) (TV movie)
![Jonathan Coy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/628/159628185_e5e472.png)
Jonathan Coy
UK
Best movies:
Much Ado About Nothing (2011) (theatrical recording)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
![Simon Sherlock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/995/160995824_9c4cb5.jpg)
Simon Sherlock
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
![Paul Copley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/510/160510977_ac8141.jpg)
Paul Copley
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
![Sean Gilder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/829/161829582_b55125.jpg)
Sean Gilder
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
![John Woodvine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/439/160439130_671cee.jpg)
John Woodvine
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (2009) (TV movie)
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999) (TV movie)