"Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels."
Gregory Peck
as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N
Virginia Mayo
as Lady Barbara Wellesley
Robert Beatty
as Lt. William Bush
Moultrie Kelsall
as Lt. Crystal
Terence Morgan
as 2nd Lt. Gerard
James Kenney
as Midshipman Longley
James Robertson Justice
as Seaman Quist
Denis O'Dea
as RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton
Richard Hearne
as Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)
Michael Dolan
as Surgeon Gundarson
Stanley Baker
as Mr. Harrison (Bosun)
Alan Tilvern
as Hernandez
Alec Mango
as El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)
Christopher Lee
as Spanish Captain
John Witty
as Capt. Entenza
Michael Goodliffe
as Col. Caillard - POW Escort
Eugene Deckers
as French Commandant
Ingeborg von Kusserow
as Hebe (Lady Barbara's Maid)
Amy Veness
as Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper)
Kynaston Reeves
as Adm. Lord Hood
Ronald Adam
as Adm. McCartney
Chris Adcock
as Crewman (uncredited)
Basil Bartlett
as Capt. Elliott (uncredited)
André Belhomme
as French Guard (uncredited)
David Birks
Robert Cawdron
as "Witch of Endor" French Mate (uncredited)
Diane Cilento
as Maria Hornblower (voice) (uncredited)
Howard Connell
as "Lydia" Seaman (uncredited)
Alexander Davion
as Spanish Officer (uncredited)
Steve Donahue
Patric Doonan
as Seaman (uncredited)
Anthony Forwood
as Lt. Woodford (uncredited)
Arthur Gomez
as French Corvette Captain (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
Richard Johnson
as Macrae (uncredited)
Howard Lang
as Officer Aboard Cassandra Captain Horatio Hornblower
Raoul Walsh
Director
Ivan Goff
Screenplay
Ben Roberts
Æneas MacKenzie
Harold V. King
Sound
Arthur Rhoades
Special Effects
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist
Guy Green
Director of Photography
Thomas N. Morahan
Art Direction
George Blackwell
Jack Harris
Editor
Sheila Graham
Costume Design
Harry Barndollar
Robert Farnon
Music
Cliff Richardson
Louis Levy
Music Director
C. S. Forester
Novel
Adaptation