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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
2003 · Directed by Peter Weir · 138 min · Adventure · Drama · War · 19 frames
Tagline
The courage to do the impossible lies in the hearts of men.
Crew
- Screenplay: Peter Weir, John Collee
- Cinematography: Russell Boyd
- Edited by: Lee Smith
- Music: Iva Davies, Richard Tognetti, Christopher Gordon
- Production design: William Sandell
- Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Duncan Henderson, Peter Weir
Cast
- Russell Crowe as Captain Jack Aubrey
- Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin
- James D'Arcy as 1st Lt. Thomas Pullings
- Robert Pugh as Mr. Allen, Master
- David Threlfall as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
- Lee Ingleby as Midshipman Hollom
- Max Pirkis as Midshipman Blakeney
- Max Benitz as Midshipman Calamy
- Billy Boyd as Barrent Bonden, Coxswain
- Edward Woodall as 2nd Lt. William Mowett
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: French, Portuguese, English
- Studios: 20th Century Fox, Miramax, Universal Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films
- Budget: $150,000,000
- Box office: $211,623,421
- Themes: ship, navy, based on novel or book, surgeon, royal navy, historical fiction, period drama, napoleonic wars, naturalist, frigate
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