Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

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American film British film adventure film film historical film war film

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 historical naval war film, based on Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin novels, that follows a British captain and his crew during the Napoleonic Wars.

Aliases (1)

Aubrey–Maturin series (film adaptation) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → British film → adventure film → film → historical film → war film →
award	Academy Award for Best Cinematography → Academy Award for Best Sound Editing →
basedOn	Aubrey–Maturin series → novels by Patrick O'Brian →
cinematographyBy	Russell Boyd →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom → United States →
director	Peter Weir →
distributedBy	20th Century Fox → Universal Pictures →
distributorRegion	international theatrical release →
editedBy	Lee Smith →
genre	historical drama → naval war film →
hasShip	HMS Surprise →
language	English →
leadActorRole	Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin → Russell Crowe as Captain Jack Aubrey →
mainCharacter	Jack Aubrey → Stephen Maturin →
musicBy	Christopher Gordon → Iva Davies → Richard Tognetti →
narrativeLocation	Atlantic Ocean → Pacific Ocean →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Picture → multiple Academy Awards →
portrays	Royal Navy →
producer	Duncan Henderson → Peter Weir → Samuel Goldwyn Jr. →
releaseYear	2003 →
runtimeMinutes	approximately 138 →
screenwriter	John Collee → Peter Weir →
setDuring	Napoleonic Wars →
starring	Billy Boyd → James D'Arcy → Max Pirkis → Paul Bettany → Russell Crowe →
timeSetting	early 19th century →
title	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paul Bettany → Russell Crowe → Samuel Goldwyn Jr. →	notableWork
Billy Boyd →	appearedIn
Captain Jack Aubrey →	appearsIn
Captain Jack Aubrey ("Aubrey–Maturin series (film adaptation)") →	appearsInFranchise
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World →	title