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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set during the Napoleonic Wars. The film's plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author Patrick O'Brian 's Aubrey–Maturin series , which includes 20 completed novels of Jack Aubrey 's ...
The movie was well received by film critics, with an approval rating of 85 percent on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. [ 8 ] Master and Commander garnered various awards and nominations following its release, ranging from recognition of the film itself to its direction, screenwriting, cinematography , and other technical categories.
Youth is wasted on the young. At least, that Russell Crowe’s take on it. The actor responded today to an online commenter who disparaged the 2003 epic Master and Commander: The Far Side of the ...
The actor responded today to an online commenter who disparaged the 2003 epic Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The film starred Crowe as Jack Aubrey, captain in the Royal Navy.
Peter Lindsay Weir AM (/ w ɪər / WEER; born 21 August 1944) is an Australian retired film director.He is known for directing films crossing various genres over forty years with films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Gallipoli (1981), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), Witness (1985), Dead Poets Society (1989), Fearless (1993), The Truman Show (1998), Master and Commander: The Far ...
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Jack Aubrey is played by Russell Crowe in the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. He is played by David Robb in the BBC Radio 4 adaptations of the novels. [citation needed] Played by Michael Troughton in BBC Radio 4 six part adaption "Master and Commander" (1995).
The film was followed by Seabiscuit ($120.2 million), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ($85.3 million), Mystic River ($59.1 million), and finally Lost in Translation ($34.8 million). [35] Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 45 nominations went to 10 films on the list.