Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.
as Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
as Midshipman Jack Simpson
as Captain Keene
as Lieutenant Eccleston
as Midshipman Clayton
as Matthews
as Styles
as Oldroyd
as Finch
as Midshipman Archie Kennedy
as Master Bowles
as Captain Forget
as Midshipman Hether
as Midshipman Cleveland
as Lieutenant Chadd
as ... Dr. Hepplewhite
as Lieutenant Chalk
