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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the film is the story of Captain “Lucky” Jack Aubrey, renowned as a fighting captain in the British Navy, and ship’s doctor Stephen Maturin.
Captain “Lucky” Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) is a renowned fighting captain in the British Navy. But when his ship, the Surprise, is suddenly attacked by a superior enemy, Aubrey is torn between duty and friendship as he pursues a high-stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture his foe.
Nov 14, 2003 · 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.
The novel provided part of the title and some of the plot-structure for the 2003 Peter Weir film, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The fictional USS Norfolk morphed into the fictional American-built French privateer Acheron, and episodes also migrated from other books in the series, including Master and Commander and HMS Surprise.
Napoleon has conquered most of Europe, and all that’s left between him and world domination is the British Navy. And as Aubrey puts it to his men, “Even though we’re here on the far side of the world, this ship is home. This ship is England.” He’s prepared to die defending her.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: Directed by Peter Weir. With Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall. During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
