C. S. Forester – Scripts on Screen

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Script

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Year:1951

Director:Raoul Walsh

Written by:C.S. Forester (Novel), Ivan Goff (Screenplay), Ben Roberts (Screenplay), Æneas MacKenzie (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A naval adventure, based on the novels by C.S. Forester, about the heroic, 19th-century British seafarer. The story sails with his ship, the Lydia, through battles with Spain and then France won with wit rather than might.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Script Resources:

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Script PDF - 12/10/49 FINAL at Script City ($)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. Transcript at scripts.com

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Greyhound Script

Year:2020

Director:Aaron Schneider

Written by:Tom Hanks (Screenplay), C. S. Forester (Author)

Script Synopsis:A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

Greyhound Script Resources:

Greyhound Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. at Script City ($)
Greyhound Script PDF - [Hanks] [Undated] at Script Fly ($)
Greyhound Transcript at subslikescript.com

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The African Queen

Year:1951

Director:John Huston

Written by:C. S. Forester (Author), James Agee (Screenplay), John Huston (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:At the start of the first World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

The African Queen Script Resources:

The African Queen Script PDF at Script Slug
The African Queen Script at The Weekly Script
The African Queen Script at The Daily Script
The African Queen Script - Shooting draft at Screenplays For You
The African Queen Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
The African Queen Script PDF - [Shooting] at Script Fly ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.