Nominated for 10 ACADEMY AWARDS, including BEST PICTURE! "Thrilling... exhilarating" Total Film * * * * "Excellent. Exhilarating. A triumph!" Rolling Stone "Awesome" GQ
"Intercept French Privateer, Acheron you will sink, burn or take her a prize"
Three-time Academy Award directing nominee Peter Weir and Oscar winner Russell Crowe join forces to create an epic, emotional adventure: MASTER AND COMMANDER: The Far Side of the World. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, Crowe is Patrick O'Brian's Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey, renowned as a fighting captain in the British Navy, and Paul Bettany is ship's doctor Stephen Maturin. Their ship, the Surprise, is suddenly attacked by a superior enemy. With the HMS Surprise badly damaged and much of his crew injured, Aubrey is torn between duty and friendship as he pursues a high-stakes chase across two oceans, to intercept and capture his foe.
It's a mission that can make his reputation - or destroy Lucky Jack and his crew.
Cast: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy Written by: Peter Weir, John Collee, based on the novels by Patrick O'Brian Produced by: Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. and Duncan Henderson Directed by: Peter Weir