Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

• 7.154 Adventure
• 2003-11-14
• 138 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Russell Crowe (Captain Jack Aubrey) Paul Bettany (Dr. Stephen Maturin) James D'Arcy (1st Lt. Thomas Pullings) Robert Pugh (Mr. Allen, Master) David Threlfall (Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward) Lee Ingleby (Midshipman Hollom) Max Pirkis (Midshipman Blakeney) Max Benitz (Midshipman Calamy) Billy Boyd (Barrent Bonden, Coxswain) Edward Woodall (2nd Lt. William Mowett)

Director:

Peter Weir

Writer:

John Collee Peter Weir