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The Adventure Collection
Starring: Kenneth Branagh , Ioan Gruffudd
Hoist the anchor and set sail for these tales of high-seas adventure.
Item Number: 14957
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 19 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 14
Hoist the anchor and set sail for six tales of high-seas adventure. Sir Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) portrays the legendary explorer in Shackleton. The Emmy®-winning Horatio Hornblower features Ioan Gruffudd (Black Hawk Down). Set also includes Longitude, Lost Battalion and Napoleon.
Shakleton
| Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton | --- | Kenneth Branagh |
| Franks | --- | John Grillo |
| Man in Audience | --- | Paul Humpoletz |
| Emily Shackleton | --- | Phoebe Nicholls |
| Eleanor Shackleton | --- | Eve Best |
| Frank Shackleton | --- | Mark Tandy |
| Cecily Shackleton | --- | Cicely Delaney |
| Raymond Shackleton | --- | Christian Young |
| Rosalind Chetwynd | --- | Embeth Davidtz |
| Head Waiter | --- | Gino Melvazzi |
| Perris | --- | Danny Webb |
| Frank Wild | --- | Lorcan Cranitch |
| Jack Morgan | --- | Michael Culkin |
| Tom Crean | --- | Mark McGann |
| Marcie | --- | Abby Ford |
| Keltie | --- | Ron Donachie |
| Lord Curzon | --- | Corin Redgrave |
| Freshfield | --- | Robert Swann |
| George Marston | --- | Chris Larkin |
| Janet Stancombe Wills | --- | Elizabeth Spriggs |
| Judge | --- | Peter Cartwright |
| Very Young Applicant | --- | Ben Silverstone |
| Hubert Hudson | --- | Shaun Dooley |
| Thomas Orde-Lees | --- | Nicholas Rowe |
| First Lieutenant | --- | Richard Cant |
| Second Lieutenant | --- | Mathew Ashwood |
| Dudley Docker | --- | Mark Williams |
| Cavalry Officer | --- | Roger May |
| Bearded Applicant | --- | Hal Cruttenden |
| Frank Worsley | --- | Kevin McNally |
| Oddenino | --- | Joseph Long |
| Assistant Director | --- | Matt Wilkinson |
| Sir James Caird | --- | Robert Hardy |
| Harbour | --- | Bruce Byron |
| James McIlroy | --- | Pip Torrens |
| Alexander Macklin | --- | Nicholas Hewetson |
| Whaleman | --- | Ingar Helge Gimle |
| James Wordie | --- | Jamie Lee |
| Leonard Hussey | --- | Christian Steel |
| John Vincent | --- | Rick Warden |
| Henry McNish | --- | Ken Drury |
| Walter How | --- | Craig Cheetham |
| Ernest Holness | --- | Ian Mercer |
| Equerry | --- | Hugh Simon |
| King George V | --- | Rupert Frazer |
| Frank Hurley | --- | Matt Day |
| Paul Bigley | --- | Charles Green |
| William Bakewell | --- | Nigel Whitmey |
| Perce Blackborow | --- | Celyn Jones |
| Jacobsen | --- | Sven Nordin |
| Capt. Thoralf | --- | Rolf Arly Lund |
| Wounded Soldier | --- | Angus Barnett |
| Marsh | --- | Hugh Ross |
| Sorlie | --- | Bjørn Floberg |
Written by Charles Sturridge
Directed by Charles Sturridge
Produced by Selwyn Roberts
Executive Produced by Francesca Barra, Delia Fine
Original Music by Adrian Johnston
Cinematography by Henry Braham
Film Editing by Peter Coulson
Costume Design by Shirley Russell
Horatio Hornblower
The Even Chance
| Midshipman Horatio Hornblower | --- | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Capt. Sir Edward Pellew | --- | Robert Lindsay |
| Midshipman Jack Simpson | --- | Dorian Healy |
| Capt. Keene | --- | Michael Byrne |
| Lt. Eccleston | --- | Robert Bathurst |
| Midshipman Clayton | --- | Duncan Bell |
| Matthews | --- | Paul Copley |
| Styles | --- | Sean Gilder |
| Oldroyd | --- | Simon Sherlock |
| Finch | --- | Chris Barnes |
| Midshipman Archie Kennedy | --- | Jamie Bamber |
| Master Bowles | --- | Colin MacLachlan |
| Lt. Chadd | --- | Roger May |
| Capt. Forget | --- | Vincent Grass |
| Midshipman Hether | --- | Richard Lumsden |
| Midshipman Cleveland | --- | Frank Boyce |
| Simon Markey | --- | Dr. Hepplewhite |
| Oliver Montgomery | --- | Lt. Chalk |
Written by C.S. Forester
Screenplay by Russell Lewis
Directed by Andrew Grieve
Produced by Andrew Benson
Executive Produced by Vernon Lawrence, Delia Fine
Original Music by John E. Keane
Cinematography by Neve Cunningham
Film Editing by Keith Palmer
Costume Design by John Mollo
Mutiny
| 3rd Lt. Horatio Hornblower | --- | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Cmmdre. Sir Edward Pellew | --- | Robert Lindsay |
| Capt. James Sawyer | --- | David Warner |
| 1st Lt. Buckland | --- | Nicholas Jones |
| 2nd Lt. Bush | --- | Paul McGann |
| 4th Lt. Archie Kennedy | --- | Jamie Bamber |
| Gunner Hobbs | --- | Philip Glenister |
| Boatswain Matthews | --- | Paul Copley |
| Boatswain's Mate Styles | --- | Sean Gilder |
| Dr. Clive, Ship's Surgeon | --- | David Rintoul |
| Midshipman Wellard | --- | Terence Corrigan |
| Seaman Randall | --- | Gilly Gilchrist |
| Marine Sgt. Whiting | --- | Paul Brightwell |
Written by C.S. Forester
Screenplay by T.R. Bowen
Directed by Andrew Grieve
Produced by Andrew Benson
Executive Produced by Michael Buck, Delia Fine
Original Music by John E. Keane
Cinematography by Chris O’Dell
Film Editing by Keith Palmer
Costume Design by John Mollo
Loyalty
| Commander Horatio Hornblower | --- | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Admiral Sir Edward Pellew | --- | Robert Lindsay |
| Lieutenant Bush | --- | Paul McGann |
| Wolfe | --- | Lorcan Cranitch |
| Master Prowse | --- | Tony Haygarth |
| Maria Mason | --- | Julia Sawalha |
| Mrs. Mason | --- | Barbara Flynn |
| Matthews | --- | Paul Copley |
| Styles | --- | Sean Gilder |
| Major Côtard | --- | Greg Wise |
| Captain Hammond | --- | Ian McElhinney |
| Midshipman John 'Jack' Hammond | --- | Christian Coulson |
| Steward James Doughty | --- | Ron Cook |
| Midshipman Charles Orrock | --- | Jonathan Forbes |
| Pawnbroker | --- | Jim McManus |
| Irishman | --- | John Sheahan |
| Bailiff | --- | Neil Conrich |
| French Midshipman | --- | Simon Delaney |
Written by C.S. Forester
Screenplay by Niall Leonard
Directed by Andrew Grieve
Produced by Andrew Benson
Executive Produced by Michael Buck, Delia Fine
Original Music by John E. Keane
Cinematography by Chris O’Dell
Film Editing by Keith Palmer
Costume Design by John Mollo
The Duchess and the Devil
| Horatio Hornblower | --- | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Capt. Pellew | --- | Robert Lindsay |
| Duchess of Wharfedale | --- | Cherie Lunghi |
| M'Man Hunter | --- | Christopher Fulford |
| Don Massaredo | --- | Ronald Pickup |
| Kennedy | --- | Jamie Bamber |
| Lieutenant Bracegirdle | --- | Jonathan Coy |
| Sir Hew Dalrymple | --- | John Woodvine |
| Matthews | --- | Paul Copley |
| Styles | --- | Sean Gilder |
| Oldroyd | --- | Simon Sherlock |
| Etienne de Vergasse | --- | Jean-Yves Berteloot |
| Spanish Lieutenant | --- | Vincent S. Boluda |
| Captain Joubert | --- | Jolyon Baker |
| Master Bowles | --- | Colin MacLachlan |
Written by C.S. Forester
Screenplay by Patrick Harbinson
Directed by Andrew Grieve
Produced by Andrew Benson
Executive Produced by Delia Fine, Vernon Lawrence
Original Music by John E. Keane
Cinematography by Alec Curtis
Film Editing by Keith Palmer
Costume Design by John Mollo
The Frogs and the Lobsters
| Horatio Hornblower | --- | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Capt. Sir Edward Pellew | --- | Robert Lindsay |
| Colonel Moncoutant | --- | Antony Sher |
| General Charette | --- | John Shrapnel |
| Major Edrington | --- | Samuel West |
| Admiral Lord Hood | --- | Peter Vaughan |
| Fauré | --- | Jean Badin |
| Acting Lt. Archie Kennedy | --- | Jamie Bamber |
| Matthews | --- | Paul Copley |
| Lt. Bracegirdle | --- | Jonathan Coy |
| Styles | --- | Sean Gilder |
| Collins | --- | Ian Lindsay |
| Master Bowles | --- | Colin MacLachlan |
| Oldroyd | --- | Simon Sherlock |
| Mariette | --- | Estelle Skornik |
Written by C.S Forester
Screenplay by Chris Ould
Directed by Andrew Grieve
Produced by Andrew Benson
Executive Produced by Delia Fine, Vernon Lawrence
Cinematography by Alec Curtis
Costume Design by John Mollo
Retribution
| 3rd Lt. Horatio Hornblower | --- | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Capt. James Sawyer | --- | David Warner |
| Cmmdre. Sir Edward Pellew | --- | Robert Lindsay |
| 1st Lt. Buckland | --- | Nicholas Jones |
| 2nd Lt. Bush | --- | Paul McGann |
| 4th Lt. Archie Kennedy | --- | Jamie Bamber |
| Midshipman Wellard | --- | Terence Corrigan |
| Gunner Hobbs | --- | Philip Glenister |
| Dr. Clive, Ship's Surgeon | --- | David Rintoul |
| Styles, Boatswain's Mate | --- | Sean Gilder |
| Matthews, Boatswain | --- | Paul Copley |
| Marine Sgt. Whiting | --- | Paul Brightwell |
| Senora Ortega, Col. Ortega's Wife | --- | Katia Caballero |
| Capt. Collins, Member of Court | --- | John Castle |
| Col. Francisco Manuel Ortega | --- | Actor Antonio Gil |
| Seaman Randall | --- | Gilly Gilchrist |
| Capt. Hammond, Member of Court | --- | Ian McElhinney |
| Francois Le Fanu, Rebel Leader | --- | Hugh Quarshie |
Written by C.S. Forester
Screenplay by Ben Rostul
Directed by Andrew Grieve
Produced by Andrew Benson
Original Music by John E. Keane
Cinematography by Chris O’Dell
Film Editing by Keith Palmer
Costume Design by John Mollo
The Examination for Lieutenant
| Acting Lt. Horatio Hornblower | --- | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Capt. Sir Edward Pellew | --- | Robert Lindsay |
| Capt. 'Dreadnought' Foster | --- | Denis Lawson |
| Tapling | --- | Ian McNeice |
| Bunting | --- | Andrew Tiernan |
| Lt. Bracegirdle | --- | Jonathan Coy |
| Capt. Hammond | --- | Ian McElhinney |
| Matthews | --- | Paul Copley |
| Finch | --- | Chris Barnes |
| Styles | --- | Sean Gilder |
| Oldroyd | --- | Simon Sherlock |
| Master Bowles | --- | Colin MacLachlan |
| Steward | --- | Rupert Holliday-Evans |
| Midshipman Cleveland | --- | Frank Boyce |
| HM Consul Duras | --- | Peter Corey |
| Cmdr. Morris | --- | Simon Slater |
| Spanish captain | --- | Frank Rozelaar-Green |
| Clerkly officer | --- | Jonathan Aris |
Written by C.S. Forester
Screenplay by Mike Cullen
Directed by Andrew Grieve
Produced by Andrew Benson
Executive Produced by Delia Fine, Vernon Lawrence
Cinematography by Neve Cunningham
Film Editing by Keith Palmer
Costume Design by John Mollo
Longitude
| Adm. Sir Cloudsley Shovell | --- | Jonathan Coy |
| Capt. Ainsley | --- | Christopher Hodsol |
| Rupert Gould | --- | Jeremy Irons |
| Army Doctor | --- | Peter Cartwright |
| Elizabeth Harrison | --- | Gemma Jones |
| Minister for the Navy | --- | John Nettleton |
| John Harrison | --- | Michael Gambon |
| Sir Charles Pelham | --- | Nigel Davenport |
| Young William Harrison | --- | Liam Jennings |
| Muriel Gould | --- | Anna Chancellor |
| Adm. Wagner | --- | Frank Finlay |
| Estate Manager | --- | Geoffrey Hutchings |
| John Campbell | --- | Andrew Scott |
| Capt. Proctor | --- | John Standing |
| Sir Edmund Halley | --- | John Wood |
| Ditton | --- | David Wood |
| Whiston | --- | Mark Tandy |
| Sir Kenelm Digby | --- | Stephen Fry |
| Nevil Maskelyne | --- | Samuel West |
| Observatory Porter | --- | Robert Demeger |
| Dr Bliss | --- | Ian McNeice |
| Dyson's Secretary | --- | Sophie Millett |
| Lord Sandwich | --- | Bill Nighy |
| Lord Morton | --- | Brian Cox |
| George Graham | --- | Peter Vaughan |
| Society Lady | --- | Sarah Badel |
| Capt. Digges | --- | Clive Francis |
| Sir Frank Dyson | --- | Alec McCowen |
| Christopher Irwin | --- | Tim McInnerny |
| James Harrison | --- | Stephen Simms |
| Nurse Grace Ingram | --- | Lucy Akhurst |
| Lt. Draper | --- | Cliff Parisi |
| Lt. Bertie | --- | Rupert Baker |
| Adm. Balchen | --- | Charles Gray |
| Roger Willis | --- | Trevor Cooper |
| Lt. Knorvler | --- | William Scott-Masson |
| Arthur Mason | --- | William Thomas |
| Jos Killick | --- | Ian Burfield |
| Dr. Bradley | --- | John Quentin |
| Rear Admiral | --- | Alfred Burke |
| Waddington, Gould's solicitor | --- | Michael Cochrane |
| William Harrison | --- | Ian Hart |
| BBC Radio Producer | --- | John Leeson |
| Capt. Campbell | --- | Nick Reding |
| Surgeon | --- | Peter Penry-Jones |
| Lt. Seward | --- | Charles Edwards |
| Commdre. Forrest | --- | Gary Waldhorn |
| Bosun | --- | Frederick Warder |
| BBC PA | --- | Sasha Hails |
| Mr. Greene | --- | John Normington |
| Capt. Lindsay | --- | Pip Torrens |
| Governor | --- | Frederick Treves |
| Observatory Assistant | --- | Rebecca Clay |
| Young Assistant | --- | Richard Janes |
| Lady Curator | --- | Faith Kent |
| King George | --- | Nicholas Rowe |
| Queen Charlotte | --- | Heike Makatsch |
| Dr. Demainbray | --- | John Quayle |
| Callboy | --- | James Bradshaw |
| Edmund Burke | --- | T.P. McKenna |
Written by Charles Sturridge, Dava Sobel
Directed by Charles Sturridge
Produced by Selwyn Roberts
Executive Produced by Delia Fine, Antony Root
Original Music by Geoffrey Burgon
Cinematography by Peter Hannan
Film Editing by Peter Coulson
Costume Design by Shirley Russell
Lost Battalion
| Maj. Charles White Whittlesey | --- | Rick Schroder |
| Capt. George McMurtry | --- | Phil McKee |
| Sgt. Gaedeke | --- | Jamie Harris |
| Lt. Leak | --- | Jay Rodan |
| Capt. Nelson Holderman, Co. K 307 th | --- | Adam James |
| Pvt. Phillip Cepeglia | --- | Daniel Caltagirone |
| Pvt. Jacob Rosen | --- | Michael Goldstrom |
| Pvt. Lipasti | --- | André Vippolis |
| Pvt. Bob Yoder | --- | Rhys Miles Thomas |
| Pvt. Abraham Krotoshinsky | --- | Arthur Kremer |
| Col. Johnson | --- | Adam Kotz |
| Pvt. Omer Richards | --- | Justin Scot |
| Pvt. Nat Henchman | --- | Anthony Azizi |
| Pvt. Lowell R. Hollingshead | --- | George Calil |
| Gen. von Sybel | --- | Wolf Kahler |
| Maj. Henrich Prinz | --- | Joachim Paul Assböck |
| Gen. Robert Alexander | --- | Michael Brandon |
| Pvt. Stanley Chinn | --- | Paul Courtenay Hyu |
| Pvt. Isidore Swersky | --- | Josh Cohen |
| Lt. Schenck | --- | Tim Matthews |
| Pvt. Ferguson | --- | Finbar Lynch |
| Gen. DeCoppet | --- | Hugh Fraser |
| Lt. Harold Goettler | --- | Ben Andrews |
| Maj. Wanvig | --- | Derek Kueter |
Written by James Carabatsos
Directed by Russel Mulcahy
Produced by Avi Levy, Tom Reeve, Romain Schroeder
Executive Produced by David Gerber, Michael Weisbarth
Original Music by Richard Marvin
Cinematography by Jonathan Freeman
Film Editing by William B. Stich
Costume Design by Cynthia Dumont
Napoleon
| Napoléon | --- | Christian Clavier |
| Joséphine de Beauharnais | --- | Isabella Rossellini |
| Joseph Fouché | --- | Gérard Depardieu |
| Charles Talleyrand | --- | John Malkovich |
| Letizia Bonaparte | --- | Anouk Aimée |
| Armand Augustin Louis, Marquis de Caulaincourt | --- | Heino Ferch |
| Marshal Jean Lannes | --- | Sebastian Koch |
| Joseph Bonaparte | --- | Ennio Fantastichini |
| Muiron | --- | Guillaume Depardieu |
| Countess Marie Walewska | --- | Alexandra Maria Lara |
| Tsar Alexander I | --- | Toby Stephens |
| Marie Louise of Austria | --- | Mavie Hörbiger |
| Caroline Bonaparte | --- | Marie Bäumer |
| Maréchal Joachim Murat | --- | Claudio Amendola |
| Klemens Metternich | --- | Julian Sands |
| Hortense | --- | Ludivine Sagnier |
| Pope Pius VII | --- | John Wood |
| Madame Coigny | --- | Charlotte Valandrey |
| Madame Tallien | --- | Florence Pernel |
| Eleanore Denuelle | --- | Jessica Paré |
| Roederer | --- | Jean-Gabriel Nordmann |
| Duc d'Enghien | --- | David La Haye |
| Charles IV of Spain | --- | Vincent Grass |
| Hudson Lowe | --- | David Francis |
| Vicomte de Cambronne | --- | Serge Dupire |
| Maréchal Ney | --- | Alain Doutey |
| Madame Récamier | --- | Florence Darel |
| Louis XVIII | --- | André Chaumeau |
| Dr. Corvisard | --- | Sylvain Corthay |
| Roger Ducos | --- | Jacques Brunet |
| Madame de Staehl | --- | Fabienne Babe |
| Madame Bertrand | --- | Natacha Amal |
| Valet | --- | Michael Cella |
| Betzy | --- | Tamsin Egerton |
| Lucien | --- | Yves Jacques |
| Marchand | --- | Roc LaFortune |
| Roustam | --- | Jacky Nercessian |
| Sieyes | --- | André Oumansky |
| Paganini | --- | Julian Rachlin |
| General Waterloo | --- | John Rado |
| Barras | --- | Philippe Volter |
Written by Didier Decoin, Max Gallo
Directed by Yves Simoneau
Produced by Gerard Depardieu
Executive Produced by Salim Fassi Fihri
Original Music by Michel Cusson, Richard Gregoire
Cinematography by Guy Dufaux
Film Editing by Yves Langlois, Isabelle Malenfant
Costume Design by Pierre-Jean Larroque
