Rating: PG13
Genre: Adventure
Theatrical Release: 11/14/2003(USA)
Release Date: 05/13/2008
SubTitles: English/Espanol/Cantonese/KO
Dubbed: English/Espanol/French
Run Time: 138 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, War Violence
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox

Director Peter Weir's first turn behind the camera since 1998's critically acclaimed The Truman Show, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is based on two Napoleanic War-era adventure novels in author Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series, Master and Commander and The Far Side of the World. Russell Crowe stars as Captain Jack Aubrey, a high-seas adventurer who maintains a strong bond with ship-surgeon Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany). After conquering much of Europe already, Napoleon's forces have set their sights on taking Britain, so Aubrey and the crew of his ship, the HMS Surprise, take to the Pacific to intercept any attacking ships from the French fleet. When Aubrey eyes a renegade French super-frigate, the Surprise pursues, leading to an adrenaline-charged chase through the distant reaches of the sea. Edward Woodall, James D'Arcy, and Lee Ingleby also star as members of the Surprise's crew.

~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Russell Crowe - Captain Jack Aubrey
Paul Bettany - Dr. Stephen Maturin
Billy Boyd - Barrett Bonden
James D'Arcy - 1st Lt. Tom Pullings
Lee Ingleby - Hollom, Midshipman
George Innes - Joe Plaice
Mark Lewis Jones - Mr. Hogg
Chris Larkin - Captain Howard
Richard McCabe - Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate
Robert Pugh - Mr. Allen
David Threlfall - Killick
Max Pirkis - Lord Blackeney
Edward Woodall - 2nd Lt. William Mowett
Ian Mercer - Mr. Hollar
Max Benitz - Calamy, Midshipman

Production:
Peter Weir - Director
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. Duncan Henderson Peter Weir - Producer
Todd Arnow Meyer Gottlieb - Co Producer
Christopher Gordon Iva Davies Richard Tognetti - Composer
Lee Smith - Editor
John Collee Peter Weir - Screen Writer
William Hiney Nick Navarro Bill Taliaferro Kevin Ishioka Mark Hitchler Carlos Benassini Manuel Martinez - Set Designer
Hector Romero - Art Director
Patrick O'Brian - Book Author
Russell Boyd - Cinematographer
Fiona Weir - Costume Designer
Mary Selway - Costume Designer
Wendy Stites - Costume Designer
Alan B. Curtiss - Executive Producer
Alan B. Curtiss - First Assistant Director
Yolanda Toussieng - Hair Styles
Edouard Henriques III - Makeup
William Sandell - Production Designer
Rafael Cuervo - Second Assistant Director
David R. Ellis - Second Unit Director
Malcolm McDonald - Second Unit Director
Kim Batterham - Second Unit Director Of Photography
Sandi Sissel - Second Unit Director Of Photography
Robert Gould - Set Decorator
Arthur Rochester - Sound/Sound Designer
Doug Hemphill - Sound/Sound Designer
Paul Massey - Sound/Sound Designer
Richard King - Sound/Sound Designer
Daniel W. Barringer - Stunts Coordinator
Doug Coleman - Stunts Coordinator
Bruce Crone - Supervising Art Director
Mark Mansbridge - Supervising Art Director
Richard King - Supervising Sound Editor
Todd Arnow - Unit Production Manager
Daniel Sudick - Visual Effects
Industrial Light & Magic - Visual Effects
Pacific Title & Art Studio - Visual Effects
Nathan McGuinness - Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Stromberg - Visual Effects Supervisor
Stefen Fangmeier - Visual Effects Supervisor
Asylum Visual Effects - Visual Effects

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2003 Chicago Film Critics Association

2003 Directors Guild of America

2003 American Society of Cinematographers

2003 Producers Guild of America

2003 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

2003 National Society of Film Critics

2003 Golden Globe

2003 National Board of Review

2003 American Film Institute