Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
The courage to do the impossible lies in the hearts of men.
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Cast & Crew
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
as Midshipman Hollom
Max Pirkis
as Midshipman Blakeney
Max Benitz
as Midshipman Calamy
Billy Boyd
as Barrent Bonden, Coxswain
Edward Woodall
as 2nd Lt. William Mowett
Reviews
John Chard
Jan 20, 2019
For England, for home, and for the prize! Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is directed by Peter Weir, it stars Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin. It is spliced from various novels in the Aubrey–Maturin series written by Patrick O'Brian. The film takes place during 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars a…
Peter McGinn
Apr 4, 2020
This is a rousing sea yarn with great camera work, but it also shows comraderie and relationships in a realistic way on board a British fighting ship. As happens sometimes but not always, I enjoyed this movie more than I liked the book it was based upon. O'Brian has written a lot of great sea tales, but this one confused me. I felt like checking…
