Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Russell Crowe is Lucky Jack Aubrey, the Navy's greatest fighting captain and Paul Bettany is ship's doctor Stephen Maturin. The ship, the Surprise, is suddenly attacked by a superior enemy. With the Surprise badly damaged and much of his crew injured, Aubrey – the "Master" of the Surprise and "Commander" of his men – is torn between duty and friendship as he sets sail in a high-stakes chase across two oceans, to the far side of the world, to intercept and capture their foe. It's a mission that can decide the fate of a nation – or destroy Lucky Jack and his crew. The film is based on the narrative outline of the tenth book in Patrick O'Brian's legendary "Aubrey/Maturin" series of high seas novels about the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars.

Action Adventure Drama Historical War

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

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  Russell Crowe

  Nuremberg, Kraven the Hunter

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  Paul Bettany

  Here, The Avengers: Age of Ultron

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  Billy Boyd

  Dog Man, The Forger

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  Ian Mercer

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  John DeSantis

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  Patrick Gallagher

• R
  Richard McCabe

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  Robert Pugh

  Hunky Dory

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  David Threlfall

  Black Sea, Nowhere Boy

Crew Behind the Film

The Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Peter Weir last directed The Way Back and Dead Poets Society. The film's writer Peter Weir last wrote Shantaram (Series) and The Way Back.

Director

Peter Weir

Screenwriters

Peter Weir
John Collee

Producers

Samuel Goldwyn
Duncan Henderson
Peter Weir

Production Details

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Key Facts

• Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture.

Production Updates for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Dec 2004

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