Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 film directed by Peter Weir
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7.2After 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.
Released: 2003-11-14138 minDir: Peter WeirAdventure, Drama, WarBudget: $150MBox office: $212M
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
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set during the Napoleonic Wars. The film's plot and characters are loosely adapted from novels in author Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series, which includes 20 completed novels of Jack Aubrey's naval career. The film stars Russell Crowe as Aubrey, captain in the Royal Navy, and Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin, the ship's surgeon. This was the second onscreen collaboration for Crowe and Bettany, who previously co-starred in 2001's A Beautiful Mind.
The film was a personal project of 20th Century Fox executive Tom Rothman, who recruited Weir to direct. Filming took place on the open sea, on replica ships in the water tanks of Baja Studios, and in the Galápagos Islands. The film, which cost US$150 million to make, was a co-production of 20th Century Fox, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, and Samuel Goldwyn Films, and released on November 14, 2003. The film received critical acclaim and grossed $212 million worldwide.