Master and commander : the far side of the world / Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures present ; directed by Peter Weir ; screenplay by Peter Weir & John Collee ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. ; produced by Peter Weir, Duncan Henderson ; a Samuel Goldwyn Films production.

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During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle an...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Authors:	Davies, Iva (Composer) Gordon, Christopher, 1956- (Composer) Tognetti, Richard (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Miramax Films Universal Pictures (Firm) Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm) Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Weir, Peter, 1944- (Director, Screenwriter, Producer) Henderson, Duncan (Producer) Goldwyn, Samuel, Jr., 1926-2015 (Producer) Collee, John (Screenwriter) Crowe, Russell, 1964- (Actor) Bettany, Paul, 1971- (Actor) Boyd, Billy, 1968- (Actor) D'Arcy, James, 1975- (Actor) Ingleby, Lee (Actor) Innes, George, 1938- (Actor) Jones, Mark Lewis (Actor) Larkin, Chris, 1967- (Actor) McCabe, Richard (Actor) Pugh, Robert, 1950- (Actor) Threlfall, David (Actor) Woodall, Edward, 1967- (Actor) Pirkis, Max (Actor) Randall, Jack, 1988- (Actor) Benitz, Max, 1985- (Actor) Boyd, Russell, 1944- (Cinematographer) Smith, Lee (Editor) Stites, Wendy (Costume designer) Sandell, William (Artistic director) Fangmeier, Stefen, 1960- (Production personnel) McGuinness, Nathan (Production personnel) O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English (5.1 Dolby digital), French (5.1 Dolby digital) and Spanish (Dolby surround) soundtracks with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2004]
Edition:	Collector's edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Drama. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. War films. War > Feature.
Genre:	Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. War films. War Feature.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 index sheet.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. The ship's surgeon balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together.
Note:	Accompanied by 1 index sheet. Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Based on the novels by Patrick O'Brian. Special features: theatrical trailers and teaser; The hundred days, a behind-the scenes documentary; In the wake of O'Brian, a featurette about adapting the novel to the screen; Cinematic phasmids, a featurettte on special effects; sound design featurette; interactive cannon demonstration; six deleted scenes; HBO First Look on-location documentary; interactive multi-angle battle scene studies; conceptual art galleries; naval art gallery; technical drawings/blueprints. Videorecording.
Call Number:	PR6029.B55 M372 2004 VideoDVD AQ4 D0035729 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense battle sequences, related images, and brief language.
Credits:	Director of photography, Russell Boyd ; editor, Lee Smith ; original music, Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti ; costume designer, Wendy Stites ; production designer, William Sandell ; visual effects supervisor, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness.
System Details:	DVD, Region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation.
Cast:	Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Lee Ingleby, George Innes, Mark Lewis Jones, Chris Larkin, Richard McCabe, Robert Pugh, David Threlfall, Edward Woodall, Max Pirkis, Jack Randall, Max Benitz.