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.
Sound
Creaking wood and screaming rigging—ADHD ASMR for history nerds.
Practical Effects
Real ship, real sea, real rope. CGI cowards take notes.
Acting
Crowe and Bettany's friendship feels lived-in, not performed.
Director
Peter Weir
Russell Crowe
Captain Jack Aubrey
Paul Bettany
Dr. Stephen Maturin
James D'Arcy
1st Lt. Thomas Pullings
Robert Pugh
Mr. Allen, Master
David Threlfall
Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Lee Ingleby
Midshipman Hollom
Max Pirkis
Midshipman Blakeney
Max Benitz
Midshipman Calamy
Billy Boyd
Barrent Bonden, Coxswain
Edward Woodall
2nd Lt. William Mowett
Chris Larkin
Captain Howard, Royal Marines
George Innes
Joe Plaice, Able Seaman
Richard McCabe
Mr. Higgins, Surgeon's Mate
Mark Lewis Jones
Mr. Hogg, Whaler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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