to anyone not familiar with c. s. forrester book this film should be interest . it be colorful and well act and depicts high adventure and but to those of u who know the original story it be appal . i could hardly sit through it . for some reason screen writer seem compel to rewrite the story they be work on . of course and the spoken word be different from the write word and and there be some episode that would be difficult to film . but and why do the screen writer rewrite the story instead of just adapt it . in this case the writer out do themselves . just a few example represent there be no mutiny on the renown . the officer do take over the ship after the half insane captain be drive completely mad when he fell through a hatchway for reason imply but never give . there be no court martial . the court of inquiry be conduct in an almost congratulatory atmosphere . captain pellew do not appear appear in this part of the hornblower saga and nor do col. ortega wife . hornblower and himself and be never in the brig either on the ship or on shore . there be plenty of such manipulation of forrester story . on a purely technical basis and i think the film repeat use of the flash back device hurt the continuity of the story . why and oh why do screen writer have to mess up a good story .