 | Ioan Gruffudd als Horatio Hornblower |
 | Robert Lindsay als Sir Edward Pellew |
 | Antony Sher als Colonel Moncoutant |
 | John Shrapnel als General Charette |
 | Samuel West als Major Edrington |
 | Peter Vaughan als Admiral Lord Hood |
 | Jean Badin als Faure |
 | Jamie Bamber als Archie Kennedy |
 | Paul Copley als Mathews |
 | Jonathan Coy als Lieutenant Bracegirdle |
 | Sean Gilder als Styles |
 | Estelle Skornik als Mariette |
 | Colin MacLachlan als Master Bowles |
 | Simon Sherlock als Oldroyd |
 | Ian Lindsay als Collins |
| Jason Hall als Stevens |
| C. S. Forester | Author |
| Andrew Grieve | Director |
| Chris Ould | Screenplay |
| Andrew Benson | Producer |
| Delia Fine | Executive Producer |
| Vernon Lawrence | Executive Producer |
| Peter Richardson | Line Producer |
| Alec Curtis | Director of Photography |
| John Mollo | Costume Design |
| Elizabeth Minshull | Makeup & Hair |
| Augusto Mayer | Art Direction |
| Rudi Buckle | Sound Mixer |
| Colin Codner | Boom Operator |
| Sue Lenny | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dave Sloss | Foley Recordist |
| Paul Donachie | Focus Puller |
| Tom Gates | Gaffer |
| Tom Gates | Genetator Operator |
| Steve Murray | Camera Operator |
| Jamie Summers | Electrician |
| Gordon Harmer | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Matthew Tucker | First Assistant Editor |
| Amanda Lean | Script Supervisor |
| Jon Baker | Armorer |
| Pauline Granby | Production Accountant |
| Adele Steward | Production Coordinator |
