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14/11/2003 Adventure, Drama, War 2h 18m
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The courage to do the impossible lies in the hearts of men.

Overview

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.

  1. Peter Weir

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Russell Crowe

    Captain Jack Aubrey

  2. Paul Bettany

    Dr. Stephen Maturin

  3. James D'Arcy

    1st Lt. Thomas Pullings

  4. Robert Pugh

    Mr. Allen, Master

  5. David Threlfall

    Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward

  6. Lee Ingleby

    Midshipman Hollom

  7. Max Pirkis

    Midshipman Blakeney

  8. Max Benitz

    Midshipman Calamy

  9. Billy Boyd

    Barrent Bonden, Coxswain

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-09-03
This has shades of "Horatio Hornblower" to it, but is much grittier. Russell Crowe delivers a strong, convincing, portrayal of the doughty captain "Aubrey", in command of HMS "Surprise" and charged with tracking down a French privateer that is raiding the vital British whaling fleet during the Napoleonic wars. Coming up against an equally courageous and skilful French captain and engaging in a lethal game of cat and mouse, he must outmanoeuvre this cunning foe before he and his crew end up in Davy Jones' Locker. The film nods to the social issues and superstitions of living on a 19th Century f...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$150,000,000.00

Revenue
$211,623,421.00

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