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Master And Commander - The Far Side Of The World - Collector's Edition (2003)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Russell Crowe
Paul Bettany
Billy Boyd
James D'Arcy
Lee Ingleby
Georges Innes
Mark Lewis Jones
Richard McCabe
Robert Pugh
Movie Details
Genre Action; Drama
Director Peter Weir
Producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr.; Duncan Henderson
Writer John Collee; Peter Weir
Studio 20th Century Fox
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13
Running Time 138 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
"The Best Movie Of The Year!"-A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The fate of an empire rests on the shoulders of one man. Academy Award winner Russell Crowe commands the screen in this spectacular, high-seas adventure directed by Peter Weir.

After a sneak attack by a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his vessel, Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey (Crowe) is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes chase across two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy at any cost.
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 92
Collection Status In Collection
Links DVD Empire
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 024543117575
Chapters 36
Release Date 4/20/2004
Subtitles English; Spanish
Packaging Custom Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
  • "The Hundred Days" - Explore the world of Master and Commander as never before through this comprehensive 70-minute behind-the-scenes documentary made exclusively for this DVD release.
  • Multi-Angle Battle Scene Studies - Climb into the director's chair for a rare chance to compare multiple camera setups from two of the most explosive battle sequences in cinematic history.
  • Interactive Cannon Demonstration - Go on location as an audio effects engineer to analyze separate "cannon fire" microphone feeds from various distances on a shooting range.
  • Deleted Scenes - View over 20 minutes of deleted scenes rescued from the far side of the cutting room floor - including "Shipboard Life," "Weighing Anchor," "Galapagos," and much more.
  • HBO "First Look" - Get an in-depth view of the creative process through interviews with the director, cast and crew of Master and Commander as they prepare to bring Captain Aubrey's adventures to life.
  • "In the Wake of O'Brian" - Director Peter Weir explains the intense challenges and painstaking methods he employed to translate the literary works of Patrick O'Brian (author of the Aubrey/Maturin novels) to the big screen.
  • "Cinematic Phasmids" - Learn the moviemaking secrets that Master and Commander's effects team used to create the most realistic storm scene ever filmed and the historically accurate warships based on 200-year-old vessel designs.
  • Still Galleries - Browse through conceptual art drawings and period naval art, as well as fascinating technical drawings and construction blueprints used to construct the film's massive ships and sets.
  • Theatrical Teaser
  • Trailers & More!