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14 November 2003 (USA) moreTagline:
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 | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 57 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Russell Crowe Wants More 'Master and Commander' (From Get The Big Picture. 17 July 2009, 4:58 PM, PDT)
Russell Crowe to Set Sail with Another Master and Commander Film?
(From MovieWeb. 17 July 2009, 7:46 AM, PDT)
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(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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Rated PG-13 for intense battle sequences, related images, and brief language.Parents Guide:
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138 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
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)Fun Stuff
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The first movie to ever film on the Galapagos Islands. Although, the scene where the crew is chasing marine iguanas was filmed in Baja California with regular green iguana which had been dyed black. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: While Dr. Stephen Maturin describes the iguana-like lizards that live in the Galápagos as "vegetarians", the word vegetarian wasn't coined until 1842. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward: [taking egg from chicken coup] Come on, come on. It's all right.
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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.