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Hornblower: Loyalty: Directed by Andrew Grieve. With Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Greg Wise. Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
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- Adventure, Drama, War
- Andrew Grieve
- 2003-12-02
Duty is the eighth and final episode of the British TV series Hornblower, based on the book Hornblower and the Hotspur by C.S. Forester. It was released on 6 January 2003, nearly four years after the first four films, nine months after the next two films, and a day after episode 7: Loyalty.
Hornblower: Loyalty (TV Movie 2003) - * Commander Horatio Hornblower: For a long time now no one ashore cared much whether I lived or died. * Maria Mason: I care, Horatio. My heart leaps when I hear your footsteps on the stairs and when I hear your voice.
Commander Horatio Hornblower: Was not a five inch shot fired from shore? Lieutenant Bush: Yes, sir. Commander Horatio Hornblower: Did it not land on deck? Lieutenant Bush: Well, yes sir but... Commander Horatio Hornblower: Did it perhaps explode without my noticing? Lieutenant Bush: No, sir. Commander Horatio Hornblower: Then my report is accurate.
1. Leadership: Captain Horatio Hornblower demonstrates strong leadership skills throughout the book, often making difficult decisions under pressure and taking responsibility for the well-being of his crew.
Commander Horatio Hornblower: [Speaking of the loyalty of Irish sailors to the British Crown] It is better to earn loyalty than to demand it. Admiral Sir Edward Pellew: When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things. Commander Horatio Hornblower: Sir?
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On occasion, however, he is able to set his duty aside, usually in order to show loyalty to someone he respects. For example, in Hornblower and the Hotspur, he contrives an escape for his personal steward who would otherwise have been
