Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
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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.
Released: 2003
Category: movie
Running time: 138 min
Language: English
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CinemaSerf
This has shades of "Horatio Hornblower" to it, but is much grittier. Russell Crowe delivers a strong, convincing, portrayal of the doughty captain "Aubrey", in command of HMS "Surprise" and charged wi...
Generation...
What you have here is Crowe still thinking that he's the greatest actor that ever lived.
That all takes away the fun of a movie that had the potential to be a high seas epic like, say, Captain Bloo...
r96sk
I enjoyed <em>'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'</em>.
The early scenes are surprisingly (given the relatively close release dates) similar to fellow 2003 release <em>'Pirates of the...
Peter McGi...
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...
John Chard
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 ...
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