I knew that this movie was based on a true story, but the movie filled in a lot of the blanks. I don't know how much poetic license they took but the story came out beautifully. I laughed, I cried, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I loved this movie. It was well acted, and the settings were engaging. The filming, editing, and directing were flawless. It's hard to go wrong with James Garner and Julie Andrews; I could watch them together every day.
We have been looking for this movie for some time. Greatly surprised to find it available at "Rare and Collectible DVDs". DVD was shipped quickly and arrived undamaged. The Hornblower DVD, even though it is over 45yrs old displayed in great detail and clarity (Restored ?). Very pleased to see this again.
They sent me a low res pirated copy downloaded from the internet. And it took them two weeks to do it. Zero out of ten. Would not recommend purchasing anything from these cretins.
Cast and entire film was much better than the newer remake. Discs played great.