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Certificate 12A

Cast Russell Crowe Paul Bettany Billy Boyd James D'Arcy

Directors Peter Weir

Screenwriters Peter Weir John Collee

Running Time 138 minutes

Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Buccaneering adventures with Russell Crowe in Napoleonic times.

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Plot
1805, and the HMS Surprise, a British frigate captained by Jack Aubrey, is charged with making sure that the Napoleonic Wars do not spread into exotic waters.

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