- Country: UK
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, War
- Release: 2003-12-02
- Director: Andrew Grieve
- Writers: C.S. Forester , Niall Leonard
- Language: English
- Stars: Ioan Gruffudd , Robert Lindsay (II) , Paul McGann , Greg Wise , Lorcan Cranitch , Tony Haygarth , Julia Sawalha , Barbara Flynn , Paul Copley , Sean Gilder
- Runtime: 125 min
- Awards: Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 9 nominations total
- AKA: Капитан Хорнблауэр: Верность (Russian Federation) , Hornblower and the Hotspur (United States of America) , Kapetan Hornblouer: Odanost (Serbia) , Hornblower: Loyalty , Hornblower - Loyalität (Germany) , Hornblowerin seikkailut: Lojaalisuus (Finland) , Hornblower: Lojalność (Poland) , Хорнблоуър: Лоялност (Bulgaria) , Hornblower: Loyalty (United Kingdom) , Őfelsége kapitánya: Hűség (Hungary) , Hornblower - L'onore è salvo (Italy) , Horatio Hornblower 3 (United States of America) , Hornblower: Loyalty (United States of America)
- Plot: The war with France has been over for a year and Horatio Hornblower finds himself on land. With his ship, the Retribution, laid up and his promotion to Commander rescinded as a result, he finds himself a poor Lieutenant in a peace time navy. He has taken to playing cards to make a living. Luck presents itself in the form Sir Edward Pellew, his mentor and former commanding officer. Horatio soon finds himself again promoted to Commander and in charge of a sloop, the HMS Hotspur. He recruits his old shipmate Lt. Bush as his first officer, along with Matthews and Stiles. His task is to transport a French officer to the coast but once ashore, Horatio discovers the French amassing an invasion force. Once again at war, the men of the Hotspur are tasked to lead an advance force against a shore battery ahead of the British fleet. Hornblower soon realizes he has a traitor among his crew. In his personal life, he has to deal with the lovely Maria, his landlady's daughter who has taken quite a liking to him
- IMDB:tt0327890
Horatio Hornblower 3 Cast · · · ALL
Andrew Grieve
Director
Ioan Gruffudd
Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
(II)
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Paul McGann
Lieutenant Bush
Lorcan Cranitch
Wolfe
Tony Haygarth
Master Prowse
Julia Sawalha
Maria Mason
Sean Gilder
Styles
Greg Wise
Major Côtard
Ian McElhinney
Captain Hammond
Christian Coulson
Midshipman John 'Jack' Hammond
Ron Cook
Steward James Doughty
Jonathan Forbes
Midshipman Charles Orrock
Jim McManus
Pawnbroker
Barbara Flynn
Mrs. Mason