- Paperback: 121 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; Film Tie-in Ed edition (Mar 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061073571
- ISBN-13: 978-0061073571
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.3 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,013,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A behind-the-scenes look at the four two-hour-long movies premiering on S&E.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
If you enjoyed the adventures of Horatio Hornblower shown on television in April, you'll love this fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of the four movies. The author includes chapters on the location shoots in the Ukraine and Portugal, construction of the "Grand Turk" (one of the ships used in filming), interviews with the principal cast members, and synopses of each movie. Throughout is wonderful information on the genesis of the project, the complexities of shooting in multiple locations, historical accuracy, special effects, casting, and adapting the Forester books into screenplays. McGregor writes in a relaxed conversational style that is very readable. The chapter on filming in the Ukraine and the difficulties encountered there by cast and crew is most interesting. The book contains numerous photographs and illustrations in full color. The Making of Horatio Hornblower is a must-have book if you loved the movies or own the videos. I highly recommend it.
This book is a companion to the first season of the Horatio Hornblower TV films. It was initially made for the US and Canadian markets only, but slowly found its way over to these shores.
The book is in full colour and covers the tale of how the makers took CS Forester's Hornblower books and made them into films. There are a number of interesting details regarding the building of the ships, the models, the casting and the making of the first season of 4 films; as well as a number of cast interviews including Ioan Gruffudd (Horatio Hornblower), Robert Lindsay (Captain Pellow), and Jamie Bamber (Archie Kennedy - who barely features within the books but has a larger role in the series of films.
Also included are summaries of the four episodes: The Even Chance, The Examination for Lieutenant, The Duchess and the Devil, and The Frogs and the Lobsters.
There are a number of decent sized coloured stills and behind-the-scenes photographs.
All in all it is a terrific blend of information and pictures. If you are a fan of the series, or know one (either the books or the series), then I would recommend this to you as a wonderful addition to both series and novels.
The book is in full colour and covers the tale of how the makers took CS Forester's Hornblower books and made them into films. There are a number of interesting details regarding the building of the ships, the models, the casting and the making of the first season of 4 films; as well as a number of cast interviews including Ioan Gruffudd (Horatio Hornblower), Robert Lindsay (Captain Pellow), and Jamie Bamber (Archie Kennedy - who barely features within the books but has a larger role in the series of films.
Also included are summaries of the four episodes: The Even Chance, The Examination for Lieutenant, The Duchess and the Devil, and The Frogs and the Lobsters.
There are a number of decent sized coloured stills and behind-the-scenes photographs.
All in all it is a terrific blend of information and pictures. If you are a fan of the series, or know one (either the books or the series), then I would recommend this to you as a wonderful addition to both series and novels.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
For anyone who loved A&E's "Horatio Hornblower" four-movie series, this is the book for you. With tons of color photos and the dry wit of British writer MacGregor, this is an information-packed volume that takes you behind the scenes, telling you exactly how they filmed all those realistic-looking ship battles. There are interviews with each of the major stars (particularly good ones with up-and-coming Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd, who fits perfectly into the role of young Hornblower, and the wonderful Robert Lindsay, unforgettable as gruff-but-kindly Captain Pellew). Anyone who is a fan of the Hornblower novels, as I am, must have been a little fearful of what TV would do to our beloved hero -- but this mini-series of epic movies did both Horatio and C.S. Forester proud. I imagine C.S. is sitting on his cloud somewhere, smiling because a whole new generation is now going to discover Horatio Hornblower. Three cheers for A&E -- and definitely read this book!
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TEN STARS!
As soon as I watched the TV series, Horatio Hornblower, I was dying to find out more about behind the scenes, the actors, the ships, everything! Read more
Published on 12 April 1999
WONDERFUL!!!!!!
This book is amazing, it covers all the stuff about the movie, "Horatio Hornblower" that you didn't know before. Read more
Published on 11 April 1999
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