Screen legend Gregory Peck plays the valiant Napoleonic era naval hero in this swashbuckling saga adapted for the screen by Hornblower's creator C.S. Forester. True to the famed novels, Hornblower outthinks his rivals in order to out fight them. He's unflinching under fire, modest in victory & more than a little at sea romantically with Lady Barbara Wellsley (Virginia Mayo). Director Raoul Walsh guides the broadside for broadside action with flourishes befitting sea warfare's most exciting era.