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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
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Release Date:
14 November 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Courage To Do The Impossible Lies In The Hearts of Men.
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Napoleonic Wars
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Violin
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Pursuit
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Naturalist
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 17 wins
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57 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Also Known As:
The Far Side of the World (Australia) (working title) (USA) (working title)
Capitán de mar y guerra (Argentina) (short title) [es]
Capitán de mar y guerra: La costa más lejana del mundo (Argentina) [es]
Kuninkaan mies: Maailman laidalla (Finland) (trailer title) [fi]
Maître à bord: de l'autre côté du monde (Canada: French title) [fr]
Master & Commander - Bis ans Ende der Welt (Germany) [de]
Master & Commander: Odvrácená strana sveta (Czech Republic) [cs]
Master and Commander (Japan) [ja]
Master and Commander - Bis ans Ende der Welt (Austria) [de]
Master and Commander: Na opacnom konci sveta (Slovakia) [sk]
Master and Commander: Sta perata tou kosmou (Greece) [el]
Master and commander - Dünyanin uzak ucu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Master and commander: Al otro lado del mundo (Spain) [es]
Master and commander: Bortom världens ände (Sweden) [sv]
Master and commander: De l'autre côté du monde (France) [fr]
Master and commander: Maailman laidalla (Finland) [fi]
Master and commander: Sfida ai confini del mare (Italy) [it]
Master and commander: Til verdens ende (Denmark) [da]
Mestre dos Mares - O Lado Mais Distante do Mundo (Brazil) [pt]
Pan i wladca - Na krancu swiata (Poland) [pl]
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Capitán de mar y guerra (Argentina) (short title) [es]
Capitán de mar y guerra: La costa más lejana del mundo (Argentina) [es]
Kuninkaan mies: Maailman laidalla (Finland) (trailer title) [fi]
Maître à bord: de l'autre côté du monde (Canada: French title) [fr]
Master & Commander - Bis ans Ende der Welt (Germany) [de]
Master & Commander: Odvrácená strana sveta (Czech Republic) [cs]
Master and Commander (Japan) [ja]
Master and Commander - Bis ans Ende der Welt (Austria) [de]
Master and Commander: Na opacnom konci sveta (Slovakia) [sk]
Master and Commander: Sta perata tou kosmou (Greece) [el]
Master and commander - Dünyanin uzak ucu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Master and commander: Al otro lado del mundo (Spain) [es]
Master and commander: Bortom världens ände (Sweden) [sv]
Master and commander: De l'autre côté du monde (France) [fr]
Master and commander: Maailman laidalla (Finland) [fi]
Master and commander: Sfida ai confini del mare (Italy) [it]
Master and commander: Til verdens ende (Denmark) [da]
Mestre dos Mares - O Lado Mais Distante do Mundo (Brazil) [pt]
Pan i wladca - Na krancu swiata (Poland) [pl]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense battle sequences, related images, and brief language.
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Runtime:
138 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Iceland:14 |
Malaysia:U |
France:-12 (DVD rating) |
South Korea:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:14A |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-11 |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Norway:11 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:12A |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #39922)
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Trivia:
At the exhibition of HMS Victory's surviving sail from the battle of Trafalgar in the Historical Dock Yard in Portsmouth, there is a film showing which is an edited compilation of the battle scenes from the film, which was used due to its authentic representation of a sea battle in the 1800s
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the final scene when Aubrey and Maturin are playing their instruments together, Aubrey briefly stops strumming his violin to put it to his neck. A violin can still be heard strumming as he does this.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward: [taking egg from chicken coup] Come on, come on. It's all right.
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Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward: [taking egg from chicken coup] Come on, come on. It's all right.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Hollywood Science: Disasters at Sea (#1.2)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Don't Forget Your Old Shipmates
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FAQ
I dont understand the weevil joke.I don't understand the ending. ***spoilers for film***
So, is Stephen Maturin an "Evolutionist"?
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Master and Commander succeeds not so much in the fact that it has an exceptional plot, but in the fact that it carries the viewer along on its voyage exceptionally. It follows the voyage of Captain "Lucky Jack" Aubrey sailing for the English empire while being chased by a French vessel during the Napoleonic Wars. It's not an entirely innovative or original plot, but it's the experience rather than the plot that drives this movie. The chemistry between the characters and strong performances by all is what make it an exceptional movie. Rather than casting good-looking Hollywood types as crew members, Peter Weir went after people who look like believable seamen who are also great actors in their own right. The cast even had a sort of boot camp training so that everyone knew how to make the ship function. It is this attention to detail that make the movie so believable and enjoyable. Rather than indulging itself in melodrama and Hollywood type moral-based clichés, this film pulls no punches about how it perceives the workings of a British Naval ship to function in the early 19th century. It simply bleeds authenticity at every corner. Excellent performances by Crowe and his doctor right-hand-man played by Paul Bettany only add to the thrill.
The film also has a great original and non-original score which makes it flow perfectly. The interaction between the ship members is what makes it a success. Though 2+hours may seem like a long time to spend with an all-male cast inside a ship, I was never once bored. Instead, you truly feel like you are in the ship with them and at the end you feel like you would want to follow Russel Crowe's "Captain Jack" virtually anywhere he would lead.