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form y separately published work icon Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World single work   film/TV   war literature   historical fiction  
Adaptation of Master and Commander Patrick O'Brian , 1969 single work novel and The Far Side of the World Patrick O'Brian , 1984 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World
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Film Details - Samuel Goldwyn Company , 2003

Producers:

Alan B. Curtiss.

Production Companies:

Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Director of Photography:

Russell Boyd.

Editors:

Lee Smith.

Production Designers:

William Sandell.

Music:

Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, and Richard Tognetti.

Cast:

Including Russell Crowe (Captain Jack Aubrey), Paul Bettany (Dr Stephen Maturin, Surgeon), James D'Arcy (1st Lt. Tom Pullings), Edward Woodall (2nd Lt. William Mowett), Chris Larkin (Captain 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), and Thierry Segall (French Captain).

Release Dates:

4 December 2003 (Australia).

Location:

  • Filmed in Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, and Rosarito, Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Post Production:

Modern VideoFilm.

Awards:

  • AFI Film Award (Movie of the Year), AFI Awards, USA, 2003.
  • Academy Award, Best Cinematography, 2004.
  • Academy Award, Best Sound Editing, 2004.
  • Academy Award, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (nomination), 2004.
  • Academy Award, Best Costume Design (nomination), 2004.
  • Academy Award, Best Film Editing (nomination), 2004.
  • Academy Award, Best Makeup (nomination), 2004.
  • Academy Award, Best Sound Mixing (nomination), 2004.
  • Academy Award, Best Visual Effects (nomination), 2004.
  • Eddie (American Cinema Editors), Best Edited Feature Film: Dramatic (nomination), 2004.
  • ASC Award (American Society of Cinematographers), Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (nominated), 2004.
  • BAFTA Film Award, Best Costume Design, 2004.
  • BAFTA Film Award, Best Production Design, 2004.
  • BAFTA Film Award, Best Sound, 2004.
  • BAFTA Film Award, Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects (nomination), 2004.
  • BAFTA Film Award, Best Cinematography (nomination), 2004.
  • Best Cinematography Award (British Society of Cinematographers), 2003.
  • Critics Choice Award (Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards), Best Picture, 2004.
  • Golden Frog (Cameraimage) (nominated), 2003.
  • CFCA Award (Chicago Film Critics Association Awards), Best Cinematography (nominated), 2004.
  • CFCA Award (Chicago Film Critics Association Awards), Best Director (nominated), 2004.
  • C.A.S. Award (Cinema Audio Society, USA), Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures, 2004.
  • David (David di Donatello Awards), Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) (nomination), 2004.
  • DGA Award (Directors Guild of America), Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (nominated), 2004.
  • Empire Award, Best Director (nominated), 2004.
  • Empire Award, Scene of the Year (nominated), 2004.
  • FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards), Best Foreign Film - English Language (nominated), 2004.
  • ALFS Award (London Critics Circle Film Awards), Film of the Year, 2004.
  • ALFS Award (London Critics Circle Film Awards), Screenwriter of the Year, 2004.
  • ALFS Award (London Critics Circle Film Awards), Director of the Year (nominated), 2004.
  • LAFCA Award (Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards), Best Production Design, 2004.
  • Golden Reel Award (Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA), Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley, 2004.
  • Golden Reel Award (Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA), Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Dialogue & ADR (nominated), 2004.
  • NSFC Award (National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA), Best Cinematography, 2004.
  • OFCS Award (Online Film Critics Society Awards), Best Art Direction (nominated), 2004.
  • OFCS Award (Online Film Critics Society Awards), Best Sound (nominated), 2004.
  • OFCS Award (Online Film Critics Society Awards), Best Visual Effects (nominated), 2004.
  • Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award (PGA Awards) (nominated), 2004.
  • PFCS Award (Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards), Best Cinematography (nominated), 2004.
  • PFCS Award (Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards), Best Costume Design (nominated), 2004.
  • PFCS Award (Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards), Best Director (nominated), 2004.
  • PFCS Award (Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards), Best Film Editing (nominated), 2004.
  • PFCS Award (Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards), Best Screenplay: Adapted (nominated), 2004.
  • Golden Satellite Award, Best Sound, 2004.
  • Golden Satellite Award, Best Visual Effects, 2004.
  • Golden Satellite Award, Best Art Direction (nomination), 2004.
  • Golden Satellite Award, Best Cinematography (nomination), 2004.
  • Golden Satellite Award, Best Costume Design (nomination), 2004.
  • Golden Satellite Award, Best Film Editing (nomination), 2004.
  • Golden Satellite Award, Best Motion Picture: Drama (nomination), 2004.
  • Screen Music Award (Screen Music Awards, Australia), Best Soundtrack Album, 2004.
  • Screen Music Award (Screen Music Awards, Australia), Best Feature Film Score (nominated), 2004.
  • USC Scripter Award (nominated), 2004.
  • VES Award (Visual Effects Society Awards), Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture, 2004.
  • VES Award (Visual Effects Society Awards), Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture (nominated), 2004.
  • WAFCA Award (Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards), Best Director (nominated), 2003.
  • WAFCA Award (Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards), Best Film (nominated), 2003.
  • WAFCA Award (Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards), Best Screenplay, Adapted (nominated), 2003.
  • World Soundtrack Award, Discovery of the Year (nominated), 2004.
  • Young Artist Award, Best Family Feature Film: Drama, 2004.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Galapagos Islands,
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    Ecuador,
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    South America, Americas,
  • Pacific Ocean,
  • 1805
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