Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World (Widescreen Edition)
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Director:Peter Weir
Studio:20th Century Fox
Rating:4
Rated:PG-13
Date Added:2006-01-01
Last Seen:2014-08-22
Purchased On:2006-01-01
ASIN:B0001HLVS2
UPC:0024543114215
Price:19.98
Genre:Action and Adventure
Location:0111
Duration:137
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
Sound:Dolby
Features:Dubbed
Subtitled
Custom 1:Copied
Peter Weir  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
Russell Crowe...Capt. Jack Aubrey  ...  
Paul Bettany...Dr. Stephen Maturin, Surgeon  ...  
James D'Arcy...1st Lt. Tom Pullings  ...  
Edward Woodall...2nd Lt. William Mowett  ...  
Chris Larkin...Capt. Howard, Royal Marines  ...  
Max Pirkis...Blakeney, Midshipman  ...  
Jack Randall...Boyle, Midshipman  ...  
Max Benitz...Calamy, Midshipman  ...  
Lee Ingleby...Hollom, Midshipman  ...  
Richard Pates...Williamson, Midshipman  ...  
Robert Pugh...Mr. Allen, Master  ...  
Richard McCabe...Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate  ...  
Ian Mercer...Mr. Hollar, Boatswain  ...  
Tony Dolan...Mr. Lamb, Carpenter  ...  
David Threlfall...Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward  ...  
Billy Boyd...Barrett Bonden, Coxswain  ...  
Bryan Dick...Joseph Nagle, Carpenter's Mate  ...  
Joseph Morgan...William Warley, Cpt. of Mizzentop  ...  
George Innes...Joe Plaice, Able Seaman  ...  
William Mannering...Faster Doudle, Able Seaman  ...  
Patrick Gallagher...Awkward Davies, Able Seaman  ...  
Alex Palmer...Nehemiah Slade, Able Seaman  ...  
Mark Lewis Jones...Mr. Hogg, Whaler  ...  
John DeSantis...Padeen, Loblolly Boy  ...  
Ousmane Thiam...Black Bill, Killick's Mate  ...  
Thierry Segall...French Captain  ...  
Aidan Black...Pvt. Trollope, Royal Marines  ...  
Summary: In the capable hands of director Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a seafaring adventure like no other, impeccably authentic, dynamically cast, and thrilling enough to give any classic swashbuckler a run for its money. In adapting two of Patrick O'Brian's enormously popular novels about British naval hero Capt. Jack Aubrey, Weir and cowriter John Collee have changed the timeframe from the British/American war of 1812 to the British/French opposition of 1805, where the HMS Surprise, under Aubrey's confident command, is patrolling the South Atlantic in pursuit of the Acheron, a French warship with the strategic advantage of greater size, speed, and artillery. Russell Crowe is outstanding as Aubrey, firm and fiercely loyal, focused on his prey even if it means locking horns with his friend and ship's surgeon, played by Crowe's A Beautiful Mind costar Paul Bettany. Employing a seamless combination of carefully matched ocean footage, detailed models, full-scale ships, and CGI enhancements, Weir pays exacting attention to every nautical detail, while maintaining a very human story of honor, warfare, and survival under wretched conditions. Raging storms and hull-shattering battles provide pulse-pounding action, and a visit to the Galapagos Islands lends a note of otherworldly wonder, adding yet another layer of historical perspective to this splendidly epic adventure. --Jeff Shannon