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Hornblower Retribution
''Retribution'' is the sixth episode of the British film series Hornblower. It was released on 15 April 2001, the week after the fifth episode, ''Mutiny'', of which it is a continuation. It is based on the 1952 book ''Lieutenant Hornblower'' by C.S. Forester. Plot In January 1802 in Kingston, Jamaica, Hornblower and the other lieutenants of HMS ''Renown'', Buckland, Bush and Kennedy, face a court-martial on the charge of mutiny. The tribunal consists of Commodore Pellew, Captain Hammond, and Captain Collins. Pellew is very fond of Hornblower, his former subordinate, while Hammond views the lieutenant as an overambitious schemer. Events flash back and forth between the circumstances of six months previous (which is also covered by the previous film, ''Mutiny'') and the court-martial. After Sawyer's failed attack on the Spanish fort, Buckland wants to admit to defeat and sail to Kingston, but Hornblower suggests they launch a bold surprise night assault on the fort by land and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd (; ; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh actor. He is known for his roles in film and television series in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Gruffudd became known for his portrayal of Harold Lowe in ''Titanic'' (1997), and as Horatio Hornblower in the '' Hornblower'' series of television films (1998–2003). His subsequent roles have included Lancelot in ''King Arthur'' (2004), Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in ''Fantastic Four'' (2005) and its 2007 sequel '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'', William Wilberforce in ''Amazing Grace'' (2006), Tony Blair in '' W.'' (2008), and Adam Lockwood in '' Bad Boys: Ride or Die'' (2024). Early life and education Gruffudd was born on 6 October 1973 in Aberdare, the eldest of three siblings. His parents, Gillian (née James) and Peter Griffiths (Ioan uses Gruffudd, the more traditional Welsh version of the surname), were both teachers. His father was headmaster at two Welsh-language comprehensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horatio Hornblower
Horatio Hornblower is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, the protagonist of a series of novels and stories by C. S. Forester. He later became the subject of films and radio and television programmes, and C. Northcote Parkinson elaborated a "biography" of him, ''The True Story of Horatio Hornblower''. Forester's series about Hornblower tales began with the novel '' The Happy Return'' (US title: ''Beat to Quarters''), published in 1937. Herein, Hornblower is a captain on a secret mission to Central America in 1808. Later stories fill out his career, starting with his unpromising beginning as a seasick midshipman. As the Napoleonic Wars progress, he steadily gains promotion as a result of his skill and daring, despite his initial poverty and lack of influential friends. After surviving many adventures in a wide variety of locales, he rises to become Admiral of the Fleet. Inspirations Forester's original inspiration was an old copy of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Castle
John Michael Frederick Castle (born 14 January 1940) is an English actor. He is best known for his film and television work, most notably playing Bill in Michelangelo Antonioni's '' Blowup'' (1966) and Geoffrey in '' The Lion in Winter'' (1968). Other significant credits include '' Man of La Mancha'' (1972), ''I, Claudius'' (1976) and '' RoboCop 3'' (1993). Early life Born in Croydon, Castle was educated at Brighton College and Trinity College, Dublin, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Work Castle's first appearance was as Westmoreland on stage in '' Henry V'' on 5 June 1964, at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park. He was 24 years old. His first Broadway theatre appearance was in February 1970 as "Jos" in the short-lived musical '' Georgy''. His screen debut was in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film '' Blowup'' playing David Hemmings' artist friend, Bill. In 1968, he portrayed the plotting Prince Geoffrey in the film adaptation of '' The Lion in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McElhinney
Ian McElhinney (born 30 June 1948) is a Northern Irish actor and director. He has appeared in many television series in a career spanning more than forty years; notable appearances include ''Taggart'', '' Hornblower'', ''Cold Feet'', and ''The Tudors''. In recent times his best known roles are as Barristan Selmy in ''Game of Thrones'', Morgan Monroe in '' The Fall'', and Granda Joe in '' Derry Girls''. Early life McElhinney was born in Belfast, the son of a Church of Ireland (Anglican) clergyman and teacher. He studied international affairs at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He worked as a teacher at Goole Grammar School, now Goole Academy, in Yorkshire, England, for several years before becoming an actor. He started acting professionally at the age of 30, playing Bill Sikes in a theatre production of ''Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lindsay (actor)
Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born 13 December 1949), known professionally as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor. He has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in musical theatre, and is the recipient of a British Academy Television Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Lindsay's most notable roles on television were playing Wolfie in ''Citizen Smith'' (1977–1980) and Ben Harper in '' My Family'' (2000–11). His other screen credits include ''That'll Be The Day'' (1973), ''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' (1976), '' Get Some In!'' (1975–1977), ''Twelfth Night'' (1980), ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1981), ''King Lear'' (1983), ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1984), '' Bert Rigby, You're a Fool'' (1989), '' Strike It Rich'' (1990), '' G.B.H.'' (1991), '' Fierce Creatures'' (1997), '' Divorcing Jack'' (1998) '' Hornblower'' (1998–2003), ''Oliver Twist'' (1999), ''Wimbledon'' (2004), ''Jericho'' (2005), '' Friends and Crocodiles'' (2006), '' Gideon's Daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Gil
Antonio Gil Martínez (born 1965) is a Spanish actor. Gil has appeared in a number of international movies, including '' Chocolat'' (2000), ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), and most notable '' Risen'' (2016) playing the role of Joseph of Arimathea. On television, Gil acted on both British and Spanish series, include ''Pulsaciones'', '' La peste'' and '' Malaka''. In 2019, he starred as Oleg Yasikov in the second season of Telemundo/Netflix crime series '' La Reina del Sur'' opposite Kate del Castillo, replacing Alberto Jiménez in this role. Filmography Film * '' The Man with Rain in His Shoes'' (1998) * '' Chocolat'' (2000) * ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004) * '' Daylight Robbery'' (2008) * ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008) * ''Chicas'' (2010) * '' The Way'' (2010) * '' La mula'' (2013) * ''Pos eso'' (2014) * '' Risen'' (2016) * ''La corona partida'' (2016) * ''Thi Mai, rumbo a Vietnam'' (2017) * ''The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'' (2018) * '' Journey to Beth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Brightwell
Paul Brightwell is an English actor and director. He has acted in many different plays, films and TV shows since the late 1980s. Theatre direction includes the British premieres of Heiner Muller's '' Hamletmachine'' at the Gate Notting Hill, and Witkiewicz's ''They'' at the Polish Theatre in Hammersmith. Early life and career Brightwell's first main role was as Uriah Heep in the TV Series ''David Copperfield'' in 1986. He went on to have parts in films and television shows, including ''Coronation Street''. In ''Titanic'', Brightwell played Quartermaster Robert Hichens, the crew member who was at the ship's wheel at the time of RMS Titanic's impact with the iceberg which sank it. Brightwell has guest starred in ''The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...'' in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rintoul
David Rintoul (born David Wilson; 29 November 1948) is a Scottish stage and television actor. Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, and won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Theatre career Rintoul has worked extensively in theatre with companies including the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. His appearances have included Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', '' Henry IV'', ''As You Like It'', and the title role in ''Macbeth''. Other stage appearances include George Bernard Shaw's '' Candida'' and '' Funny Girl''. In 2010 he played Charles Dickens in ''Andersen's English'', the new play by Sebastian Barry. Selected theatre roles *''Epsom Downs'', Joint Stock Theatre Company, 1977 * King Humanitie, '' Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaites'', Scottish Theatre Company, Edinburgh International Festival, 1982 *''The Speculator'' by David Greig – 1999 Traverse Theatre produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Glenister
Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series ''Life on Mars'' (2006–2007) and its sequel '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). He also played DCI William Bell in '' State of Play'' (2003) and Reverend Anderson in '' Outcast'' (2016–2018). Early life and education Glenister was born on 10 February 1963 in Harrow, Middlesex, and grew up in Hatch End. He is the son of director John Glenister and Joan Fry Lewis, and the younger brother of fellow actor Robert Glenister. He attended Hatch End High School. In his early career, he worked as a runner for the Robert Stigwood Organisation. Following this, he worked until the age of 23 as a film publicist, but developed an interest in acting after watching his brother perform in a student play about the Sex Pistols. With the encouragement of his then-sister-in-law, Amanda Redman, he pursued acting and attended the Central School of Speech and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Gilder
Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor and playwright. Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Styles on '' Hornblower'' and Paddy Maguire on '' Shameless'' from 2005 to 2010. He has appeared in ''Doctor Who'' (as the Sycorax Leader) as well as ''New Tricks'', '' Gangs of New York'', '' The Fall'' and the 2004 film, ''King Arthur''. In ''Mike Bassett: England Manager'' he was one of the journalists. According to ''The Sun'' newspaper, Gilder left ''Shameless'' after series 7 with the reason rumoured to be his bad relationship with actress Tina Malone, who played his character's on screen wife, Mimi. More recently he appeared in a recurring role in Apple TV+’s '' Slow Horses'', based on the book series by Mick Herron. Other roles In March 2008, Sean appeared as Paddy's gay twin brother Noel in ''Shameless'', however in a trick to viewers, Noel was credited as being played by Neil Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Copley
Paul Mackriell Copley (born 25 November 1944) is an English actor and voice over artist. From 2011 to 2015 he appeared as Mr. Mason, father of William Mason, in 16 episodes of ''Downton Abbey'', and from 2020 to 2021, he appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Arthur Medwin. Early life Copley was born in Denby Dale, West Riding of Yorkshire, and grew up beside a dairy farm there. His father, Harold, was involved with local amateur dramatic productions, as were the rest of his family. He went to Penistone Grammar School, then to the Northern Counties College of Education in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he received an Associate of the Drama Board (ADB) in Drama. He taught English and Drama in Walthamstow, before he joined the Leeds Playhouse Theatre-in-education Company in 1971. Career Copley was the male lead character in the four-part BBC series '' Days of Hope'' in 1975, which depicted events between the First World War and the General Strike from a family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Bamber
Jamie St John Bamber Griffith (born 1972/73), known professionally as Jamie Bamber, is a British actor, known for his roles as Lee Adama in ''Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), Battlestar Galactica'' and Detective Sergeant Matt Devlin in the ITV (TV channel), ITV series ''Law & Order: UK''. He also had a supporting role as 2nd Lt. Jack Foley in the HBO miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'', as Lieutenant Archie Kennedy in the ''Hornblower (TV series), Hornblower'' series and was a regular on the British series ''Ultimate Force'' and ''Peak Practice''. In 2013, Bamber starred in the TNT (U.S. TV network), TNT medical drama ''Monday Mornings'' and, in 2014, in the Sky 1 drama ''The Smoke (TV series), The Smoke''. Early life and education Jamie St John Bamber Griffith was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to Ralph and Elizabeth Griffith. His father is from the United States and his mother is from Northern Ireland. At the time Bamber was born, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
