Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Directed by Peter Weir
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The courage to do the impossible lies in the hearts of men.
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.Read moreLess
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.
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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.
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Russell CroweCaptain Jack Aubrey
Paul BettanyDr. Stephen Maturin
James D'Arcy1st Lt. Thomas Pullings
Robert PughMr. Allen, Master
David ThrelfallPreserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Lee InglebyMidshipman Hollom
Max PirkisMidshipman Blakeney
Max BenitzMidshipman Calamy
Billy BoydBarrent Bonden, Coxswain
Edward Woodall2nd Lt. William Mowett
Chris LarkinCaptain Howard, Royal Marines
George InnesJoe Plaice, Able SeamanExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- John Collee
- Producer
- Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
- Producer
- Duncan Henderson
- Screenplay
- Peter Weir
- Editor
- Lee Smith
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Producer
- Peter Weir
- Director of Photography
- Russell Boyd
- Original Music Composer
- Richard Tognetti
- Original Music Composer
- Iva Davies
- Original Music Composer
- Christopher Gordon