Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Peter Weir

Writers:

Patrick O'Brian (novels)
Peter Weir (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

14 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | War

Tagline:

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.

Plot Keywords:

British Seaman | Shot In The Forehead | Gunshot Wound | Expedition | Violin

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 57 nominations

Cast

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aidan Black	...	Pvt. Trollope, Royal Marines (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Weir

Writing credits
Patrick O'Brian		(novels)
Peter Weir		(screenplay) &
John Collee		(screenplay)

Produced by
Todd Arnow	....	co-producer
Alan B. Curtiss	....	executive producer
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.	....	producer
Meyer Gottlieb	....	co-producer
Duncan Henderson	....	producer
Peter Weir	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	co-producer (uncredited)
Harvey Weinstein	....	co-producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Iva Davies
Christopher Gordon
Richard Tognetti

Cinematography by
Russell Boyd

Film Editing by
Lee Smith

Casting by
Mary Selway
Fiona Weir

Production Design by
William Sandell

Art Direction by
Bruce Crone
Mark W. Mansbridge
Marco Niro
Héctor Romero

Set Decoration by
Robert Gould

Costume Design by
Wendy Stites

Makeup Department
Edith I. Amezcua	....	hair stylist
Kate Biscoe	....	key makeup artist
Barney Burman	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup artist: Russell Crowe
Tere Chávez	....	hair stylist
Bridget Cook	....	hair stylist
Raul Covarrubias	....	hair stylist
Gabriel De Cunto	....	special makeup effects artist
John M. Elliott Jr.	....	makeup artist: Russell Crowe
Greg Funk	....	makeup artist
Edouard F. Henriques	....	makeup department head
Erin Henriques	....	makeup artist
Will Huff	....	makeup artist
Francisco Jaramillo	....	hair stylist
Belinda Jeffrey	....	hair stylist: Russell Crowe
Mary Kim	....	makeup effects production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Barbara Lorenz	....	hair stylist: Russell Crowe
Brian McManus	....	makeup artist
Kim Messina	....	hair stylist (as Kimi Messina)
Lisa Meyers	....	hair extension specialist
Myke Michaels	....	makeup artist
Cindy Miguens	....	additional makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Ellen Powell	....	hair stylist: second unit
David Ruiz Gameros	....	makeup artist
Kim Santantonio	....	hair stylist
Raúl Sarmiento	....	makeup artist
Linda Leiter Sharp	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Linda Leiter-Sharp)
Kathe Swanson	....	hair stylist
Christien Tinsley	....	special makeup artist: Russell Crowe
Yolanda Toussieng	....	hair department head
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects supervisor: Russell Crowe, Captive Audience Productions
Rebecca Wachtel	....	second makeup artist: second unit
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	facial hair maker (uncredited)
Robert Maverick	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Todd Arnow	....	unit production manager
Rafael Cuervo	....	unit manager
Jeffrey Harlacker	....	post-production supervisor
R.J. Mino	....	unit production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steven F. Beaupre	....	second second assistant director
David M. Bernstein	....	second assistant director
Alan B. Curtiss	....	first assistant director
David R. Ellis	....	second unit director
Adrian Grunberg	....	first assistant director
Malcolm Mcdonald	....	second unit director
Michelene Mundo	....	assistant director
Lucille Ouyang	....	second assistant director: second unit
Susan Ransom-Coyle	....	second second assistant director
Susan Ransom	....	second second assistant director
Tyler Romary	....	second second assistant director
Rebecca Strickland	....	first assistant director: second unit
Yumiko Takeya	....	second second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Ernie Alvarez	....	construction metal fabricator
Richard F. Anderson	....	assistant property master
James Arrigo	....	construction foreman
Larry Bellantoni	....	construction foreman
Carlos Benassini	....	set designer
Giovanni Bianchini	....	set dresser
Charles Bible	....	construction foreman
Erin Boyd	....	set dresser (as Erin Gould)
William Boyd	....	construction foremen supervisor
Joe Campise	....	set dresser
Giuseppe Carrozza	....	set dresser
Melanie S. Chretin	....	buyer
Melanie S. Chretin	....	set dresser
J. Alberto Cortez	....	assistant property master
Phil Cote	....	construction crane operator
Donn Cross	....	construction foreman
Gary Deaton	....	construction coordinator
Guillaume DeLouche	....	assistant property master
Daren Dochterman	....	production illustrator
Edward Edmison	....	construction crane operator
Joe Elvington	....	laborer
David Forline	....	blacksmith: historical reconstructions
Ramírez Gabriela	....	set decorator: Mexico
Heniberto Garcia	....	set dresser (as Heniberto Alanis Garcia)
Anthony Gaudio	....	stand-by painter
Scott Getzinger	....	assistant property master
Cheryl Gould	....	set dresser
George E. Hanson	....	construction foreman
Doug Harlocker	....	property master
William Hiney	....	set designer
Mark Hitchler	....	set designer
Trey Howard	....	props: second unit (as Trey Butts)
Ed Hulsebus	....	construction foreman
Meg Hyatt	....	assistant properties
Kevin Ishioka	....	assistant art director
George Jenson	....	production illustrator
John S. Karas	....	construction foreman
Robert Kusler	....	construction foreman
David Ladish	....	set dresser
Gerald Lehtola	....	art department coordinator (as Gerald R. Lehtola)
Jennifer Lewicki	....	set dressing coordinator
Domenico Mancino	....	set dresser
Bobby Mara	....	propmaker foreman
René Marquéz	....	assistant property master
John Marshall	....	construction foreman
Manuel Martínez	....	set designer
Rodolfo Martinez	....	stand-by painter: second unit
Gianfranco Masciotti	....	set dresser
Todd McKibben	....	construction foremen
Tony Miller	....	construction foreman
Michael Molen	....	construction foreman
Angel Orona Moreno	....	set dresser
Nick Navarro	....	set designer
Christopher Neely	....	lead man
Edward Nua	....	construction foreman
Keith O'Brien	....	construction crane operator
Ozmandias	....	construction foreman
Ron D. Peake	....	welder foreman
Tony Perez	....	buyer: set dressing
Alberto Ramirez	....	set dresser
Rene Range	....	set dresser
Liza Rudolph	....	property buyer
David Russell	....	storyboard artist
Dale Saiger	....	construction foreman
Neil Saiger	....	construction foreman
Karla Sandoval	....	set dresser
Nazzareo Sgolacchia	....	set dresser
Dan Sweetman	....	storyboard artist
Bill Taliaferro	....	set designer (as William Taliaferro)
Mario Torres	....	set dresser
Lawrence W. Watson Jr.	....	construction foreman (as Larry Watson Jr.)
Ingrid Weir	....	graphics/main credits designer
Raul Zemporal	....	set dresser
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Jane Fitts	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Cesar Aguirre	....	cable person
Robbie Ashhurst	....	adr recordist: Soundfilm
Andrew Bock	....	assistant sound editor
James Bolt	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Colin Cooper	....	adr recordist
Ronny Cox	....	adr re-recording mixer: 20th Century Fox (as Ron Cox)
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer
Susan Dawes	....	adr editor: Baja (as Susan Shackelford Dawes)
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects recordist (as John Paul fasal)
Christopher Flick	....	foley supervisor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Kevin Globerman	....	digital recordist
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Richard Grant	....	auricle operator
Jeff Greenberg	....	studio manager: The Village Recorder
Phillip A. Hamilton	....	adr recordist
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	boom operator
Terry Isted	....	adr recordist: De Lane Lea
Phil Jeffers	....	adr recordist: Soundfilm
Richard King	....	sound designer
R.J. Kizer	....	supervising adr editor
John A. Larsen	....	supervising adr editor: Baja
Skip Longfellow	....	assistant adr editor: Baja
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist: 20th Century Fox
Michael Magill	....	sound editor
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Khama Matiti	....	adr recordist
Tim McColm	....	stage engineer
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Andy Potvin	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Richards-Steeves)
Art Rochester	....	production sound mixer
Dennis Rogers	....	sound recordist
Monique Salvato	....	adr assistant sound editor
Scott Schmidt	....	adr recordist: Pinewood Sound
Larry Spotts	....	adr recordist: 20th Century Fox
Hamilton Sterling	....	sound effects editor
Donald Sylvester	....	adr editor: Baja
Michael Thompson	....	adr re-recording mixer: Soundfilm
Jon Vogl	....	adr mixer
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Anthony Woodman	....	sound librarian
Linda Yeaney	....	first assistant sound editor
Fernando Cámara	....	production sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)
Kevin K. Sorensen	....	additional boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert Alidon	....	special effects technician
Roy Augenstein	....	special effects technician
Bret Barrett	....	special effects technician
Roy K. Cancino	....	welding foreman
Michael Clarke	....	special effects
Robert Clarke	....	special effects technician (as Robert J. Clarke)
Guy Clayton Jr.	....	special effects foreman: second unit
Robert Cole	....	special effects technician
Wayne Dawson	....	miniatures crew: Weta Workshop
William Dawson	....	special effects foreman
Jeff Duda	....	special effects technician
Roderic 'Mick' Duff	....	special effects technician
David Eland	....	special effects technician
Steven Carlton Ficke	....	special effects technician
John Fontana	....	special effects technician (as Johnny Fontana)
Sergio Jara Jr.	....	special effects technician
Sergio Jara	....	special effects coordinator: Mexico
Roger Lifsey	....	special effects technician (as Roger W. Lifsey)
Mary MacLachlan	....	miniatures crew: Weta Workshop (as Mary Maclachlan)
Bobby Mara	....	special effects technician
Jim McIntyre	....	special effects technician
Robert L. Olmstead	....	special effects foreman (as Robert Olmstead)
Martha Susana Ramos	....	special effects assistant
Brett Stach	....	special effects technician
Daniel Sudick	....	special effects coordinator
Richard Taylor	....	miniature effects supervisor: Weta Workshop
Joseph Walker	....	special effects technician
Leonel Zapien	....	special effects technician
G. Peter King	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Blondel Aidoo	....	executive visual effects producer
Matt Appleton	....	miniatures crew
Joakim Arnesson	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Rebecca Asquith	....	miniatures crew
Jean-Luc Azzis	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Katharine Baird	....	digital paint: ILM
Katharine Baird	....	rotoscope artist: ILM
Bill Barr	....	stage technician: ILM
Tom Barrett	....	visual effects editor
Andy Barrios	....	Inferno artist: ASYLUM
John Baster	....	miniatures crew
Jimmy Batchelder	....	night operations: Asylum (as Jim Batchelder)
Daniel Becerra	....	rotoscope artist: Asylum
Kathleen Beeler	....	digital compositor: ILM
Joel Behrens	....	visual effects: Asylum
Elissa Bello	....	digital artist
Jil-Sheree Bergin	....	visual effects coordinator
Kelly Bergougnoux	....	engineering and tech support: Asylum
Andrea Biklian	....	negative preparation: ILM
Tim Bird	....	Inferno artist: Asylum (as Tim Bird)
Christopher Bonnstetter	....	3D technician: Asylum (as Chris 'Pink' Bonnstetter)
Robert Bourgeault	....	CG artist
Jason Brackett	....	practical effects: ILM
Phil Brennan	....	supervising compositing/lead artist: Asylum
Brooke Breton	....	supervising visual effects producer
Melissa Brockman	....	visual effects production supervisor
Bela Brozsek	....	digital effects artist
Shannan Burkley	....	matte painter
Anthony Butler	....	stage production coordinator: ILM
Timothy Michael Cairns	....	quality control supervisor: Efilm/Panavision
Michaela Calanchini	....	digital paint: ILM
Michaela Calanchini	....	rotoscope artist: ILM
Colin Campbell	....	digital compositor
Derrick Carlin	....	3D camera matchmove artist: ILM
Ozzie Carmona	....	digital artist
Kathy Chasen-Hay	....	visual effects producer: Asylum
Grace Cheney	....	digital paint: ILM
Grace Cheney	....	rotoscope artist: ILM
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Timothy Clark	....	matte painter
Robbie Clot	....	practical effects: ILM
Grady Cofer	....	lead Sabre artist
Zachary Cole	....	digital artist
Rafael Colon	....	digital compositor: ILM
Brian Connor	....	digital compositor: ILM
Michael Conte	....	digital compositor: ILM
Caitlin Content	....	sabre artist: ILM
Jay Cooper	....	compositing sequence supervisor
Don Crawford	....	digital compositor: ILM
Julie Creighton	....	visual effects coordinator
Brandon Criswell	....	rotoscope/shake compositor: Asylum
Brice Criswell	....	research and development: ILM
Lee Croft	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Steve Curd	....	computer systems support: ILM
Gail Currey	....	senior staff: ILM
Brian Cuscino	....	I/O technician: Asylum
Michael Degtjarewsky	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Jeff Doran	....	compositing supervisor: ILM
Mitchell S. Drain	....	visual effects supervisor
Richard Ducker	....	digital compositor: ILM
Nika Dunne	....	digital paint and roto artist: ILM
Travis Dutch	....	scanning and recording
Michael Eaves	....	digital intermediate colorist: EFilm
David Ebner	....	digital effects supervisor: CafeFX
Christopher Edwards	....	operations manager: Efilm (as Chris Edwards)
Sam Edwards	....	digital compositor
John Ellis	....	senior staff: ILM
Helen Elswit	....	visual effects producer
Leanard Estebecorena	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Bill Eyler	....	digital compositor
Stefen Fangmeier	....	visual effects supervisor
Mitchell Ferm	....	senior visual effects coordinator
Michael Sean Foley	....	master lighting artist
Andy Foster	....	production coordinator: Asylum (as Andrew Foster)
Adam Frazier	....	I/O technician: Asylum
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title
Julia Frey	....	visual effects producer: Galapagos sequence
David Fuhrer	....	digital compositor: ILM
Joe Fulmer	....	practical effects: ILM
David Gainey	....	matchmover: ILM
Ryan Galloway	....	digital artist
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects executive producer: CafeFX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Dawn Gates	....	digital roto/paint artist: ILM
Brian Gee	....	technical director
Richard Gentner	....	digital imaging operator
Jessica Gerstenzang	....	visual effects production assistant
Tim Gibbons	....	digital compositor
Greg Gilmore	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Paul Graff	....	digital compositor
Michael Grealish	....	miniatures crew
Orin Green	....	sabre artist
Ben Grossmann	....	digital compositor
Paul Grossmann	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Matthew Hackett	....	CG animator: Asylum
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title
Jeff Hatchel	....	digital artist
Monika Hawkins	....	visual effects accountant: Asylum
Steven Hawkins	....	I/O technician: Asylum (as Steve Hawkins)
Maureen Healy	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Pablo Helman	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Michael Hemschoot	....	lead animator
Geoff Heron	....	practical effects supervisor: ILM
Clark Higgins	....	VTR operator: ILM
Shawn Hillier	....	compositor: ILM
Robert Hill	....	first assistant camera operator: ILM
Sherry Hitch	....	digital compositor: ILM
Phillip Hoffman	....	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Robert Hoffmeister	....	digital compositor: ILM
Larry Hoki	....	projectionist: ILM
Ron Honn	....	visual effects coordinator: CafeFX
Tommy Hooper	....	digital color timer: Asylum
Stephanie Hornish	....	visual effects producer: ILM
David Horsley	....	computer graphics supervisor
Adam Howard	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Heather Hoyland	....	digital compositor: ILM
Peg Hunter	....	digital compositor: ILM
Jen Hutchinson	....	production accountant
Nancy Hyland	....	digital compositor
Erich Ippen	....	digital compositor: ILM
Eddie Isho	....	digital plate store restoration artist: ILM
Alex Jaeger	....	animatics compositor: ILM (as Alex Jeager)
Sarahjane Javelo	....	digital restoration artist: ILM
Ian Jenkins	....	matchmove artist: ILM
Darren Jones	....	digital imaging engineer
Randy Jonsson	....	matchmover: ILM
Kim Jorgensen	....	visual effects coordinator
Zach Justman	....	visual effects editor: Asylum
Brad Kalinoski	....	digital compositor
Kristopher Kasper	....	visual effects editor: Asylum
Patrick Keenan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title Digital
Joe Ken	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Paul Kirwan	....	digital compositor
Bill Laverty	....	engineering & tech support: Asylum
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Erik Lee	....	CG animator
James Lee	....	rotoscope artist: Asylum
Jack Lewars	....	digital colorist: Efilm
Michael Logan	....	sabre artist: ILM
David Lombardi	....	digital effects artist
Luke Longin	....	3D matchmove: ILM
Mark Alan Loso	....	compositor
Tom Lynnes	....	3D technician: Asylum
Jules Mann	....	art director: ILM
Tom Martinek	....	senior digital effects artist: ILM
Marcel Martinez	....	digital compositor
Ray Massa	....	miniatures crew
Paul Maurice	....	boats scanning and modeling: Lidar Services
Kevin May	....	sabre artist
Jake Maymudes	....	digital artist
Molly McCourt	....	video engineering: ILM
Will McCoy	....	digital compositor: ILM
Jason McDade	....	pre-visualisation artist
Emma McGuinness	....	visual effects executive producer: Asylum
Nathan McGuinness	....	visual effects supervisor
Rich McKay	....	digital plate restoration artist: ILM
Ryan Meredith	....	assistant visual effects editor
Matt Merkovich	....	digital artist: Tracking
Joseph Metten	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Todd Mitchell	....	film recording engineer: ILM
Terry Molatore	....	viewpaint artist: ILM
Steve Molin	....	CG artist: ILM (as Steven Molin)
Jack Mongovan	....	digital paint & rotoscope artist: ILM (as Jake Mongovan)
Rodney Montague	....	visual effects producer
Carlos Morales	....	Inferno artist
Sébastien Moreau	....	Inferno compositor: ILM
Tim Morgan	....	stage technician: ILM
Danny Morrow	....	3D matchmove: ILM
Bo Mosley	....	CGI modeler: Asylum VFX
Michelle Motta	....	digital paint & rotoscope artist
Kenn Moynihan	....	projectionist: ILM
Steve Muangman	....	Inferno artist
Michael Muir	....	digital artist: ILM
Gayle Munro	....	miniatures production supervisor
Patrick Neary	....	digital effects artist
Michael Olague	....	visual effects gaffer
Jeff Olson	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Alex G. Ortoll	....	visual effects artist: Asylum
Mayur Patel	....	digital effects artist
Perri Pecora	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Patrick Phillips	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Chris Pinto	....	digital plate restoration artist
Anthony Pitone	....	visual effects editor: ILM (as Tony Pitone)
Evan Pontoriero	....	pre-visualization artist
Michael Porterfield	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Kevin Prendiville	....	compositing supervisor
Chuck Ray	....	stage technician: ILM
Mark P. Renton	....	digital artist
Jay Robinson	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Lee Robinson	....	rotoscope artist
Martin Rosenberg	....	visual effects director of photography: ILM
Corey Rosen	....	lead creature technical director: ILM
Greg Roth	....	visual effects senior accountant: Asylum
Gregory Salter	....	digital compositor: ILM
David Santiago	....	senior technical director
Kosta Saric	....	visual effects editor: Asylum Visual Effects
Eric Schafer	....	research and development: ILM
Gunther Schatz	....	lead visual effects artist
Frederic Schmidt	....	digital effects artist
Candice Scott	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Steven J. Scott	....	digital intermediate colorist: title sequence, EFilm
Jamie Selkirk	....	producer: boats miniatures sequences, Weta Workshop
Jerry Sells	....	digital compositor: ILM
Ira Shain	....	CG artist
Amy Shepard	....	lead rotoscope artist
Dave Sidley	....	3D matchmove: ILM (as David Sidley)
Ken Sjogren	....	digital compositor
Colum Slevin	....	senior staff: ILM
Douglas James Smith	....	senior technical director
Hilary Sperling	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Brian Stempel	....	computer systems support: ILM
Jonathan Stone	....	visual effects producer: Computercafe
Robert Stromberg	....	visual effects designer
Frank Strzalkowski	....	stage technician: ILM
Greg Stuhl	....	lead modeller: Asylum Visual Effects
Russ Sueyoshi	....	digital compositor