Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Year:
Duration:
138 min
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Drama | War
IMDB rate:
7.4
Director:
Peter Weir
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 73 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2003-11-14
Filming Locations: Fox Baja Studios, Rosarito, Baja California Norte, Mexico
Earnings
Budget: $150,000,000
Opening Weekend: $192,369 (Finland) (4 December 2003)
Gross: $93,926,386 (USA) (9 May 2004)
Cast
Actor
Character
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
Billy Boyd
Barrett Bonden, Coxswain
Bryan Dick
Joseph Nagle, Carpenter's Mate
Joseph Morgan
William Warley, Cpt. of Mizzentop
George Innes
Joe Plaice, Able Seaman
William Mannering
Faster Doudle, Able Seaman
Patrick Gallagher
Awkward Davies, Able Seaman
Alex Palmer
Nehemiah Slade, Able Seaman
Mark Lewis Jones
Mr. Hogg, Whaler
John DeSantis
Padeen, Loblolly Boy
Ousmane Thiam
Black Bill, Killick's Mate
Thierry Segall
French Captain
Aidan Black
Pvt. Trollope, Royal Marines
Did you know?
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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To research for his role, Paul Bettany went to the Royal College of Surgeons in London to learn how to use 18th century surgical instruments.
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Russell Crowe parked his participation in Cinderella Man (2005) to make this film. By the time he returned to the boxing project, it had lost its original director, Lasse Hallström, who was subsequently replaced by Ron Howard.
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Goofs
When the Surprise, while disguised as a whaling ship, is being chased by the Acheron, the smoke from the Surprise is trailing behind her (at around 1h 45 mins). That would only be possible if the wind was coming from dead ahead, which is impossible in a sailing vessel.
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In the credits, the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams's name is spelled "Ralph Vaughn Williams".
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Unlike the Army, the Royal Marines used adults as drummers, not children.
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Quotes
Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward: [hearing Aubrey and Maturin warming up for their music session] Ugh, here we go again. Scrape, scrape, scrape!
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Capt. Jack Aubrey: [HMS Surprise is being pursued by the Acheron] Run like smoke and oakum!
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Dr. Stephen Maturin: They're exhausted. These men are exhausted. You've pushed them too hard.
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Faq
Q
What was that brown stuff they ate and passed off as being the Galapagos islands? It looked horrendous.
A
It is a Floating Island (or rather, in this case, a whole Floating Archipelago shaped like the Galapagos).Floating Island was a well-known English pudding dish in the 18th century; it was made by creating an "island" out of layers of light cake (or bread), jam and jelly [that's "jelly" in the British sense, i.e. Jello] and surrounding it with a "sea" of cream (which might have been beaten up with lemon juice, sherry and sugar) or thin custard.It was traditional to decorate one's Floating Island to look like a real island, with sprigs of greenery for trees, cream for snow mountains, etc. As Jack's Floating Archipelago represents the Galapagos, which are barren and brown, they have been covered with a topping of custard, icing or cream, coloured with something brown; most probably chocolate. Chocolate was not yet eaten in solid form, but it was popular as a hot drink and to make chocolate-flavoured desserts.There was also a French dish called "Ile Flottante" which consisted of a moulded meringue "island" in a custard sea. This version ousted the native Floating Island from the British culinary repertoire in the 19th century (though all the components of the Floating Island survive to this day in "trifle", a classic British dish).In Jack Aubrey's time either version might have been served on board a British ship. There would be no difficulty getting cream, eggs and milk for custard and meringue, since the Captain would have shipped privately-owned chickens and a couple of goats, or even a cow, to ensure a supply of milk.The officers paid for their own food. They would appoint one of their number wardroom caterer, put as much cash as they could afford and put it into a kitty from which he would purchase supplies for the voyage. He would probably buy some chickens, and a nanny goat to give milk. The captain would bring his own supplies on board with him, which were not only for him but allowed him to invite his officers to dinner. Most of what is being eaten at that dinner will have been paid for by Captain Aubrey.The officers ate better food than the ratings' rations, but only because they had catered and paid for it themselves. If the voyage lasted long enough without going into a port where they could re-stock, when the captain's and the wardroom stores ran out they lived on exactly the same rations as the men.[thanks to Syntinen for the info]
Q
Literature list (interesting books on the period, ships and other themes, that have been discussed on the board)
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Q
Which books form the basis of the film?
A
Many major plot lines are mixed together from "Master and Commander" and "The Far Side of the World" by Patrick O'Brian. However, several incidents and characters are plucked from other books in the 'canon' (the 20 volumes of the Aubrey-Maturin story) as well. Some of the characters are composites, taken from several people in the books.Many aspects (some very important) to the characters do not come out in the film and physical characteristics and even characterisations (especially in the case of Stephen Maturin and Barrett Bonden) are very different in the books.
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