Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Directed by

Peter Weir

Genre

drama film, action film, adventure film, war film, historical drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 3,562 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Napoleonic Wars, a British naval captain chases a French warship across the Atlantic and around South America. The crew faces storms, battle, and the strain of life at sea.

adventurousaustereimmersivetensegroundedmeticulousbracingstoicvisceral

What happens

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American-Australian 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. It garnered Weir the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. At the 76th Academy Awards, the film was nominated in ten categories, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won Best Cinematography and Best Sound Editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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