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Summary:

During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. The ship's surgeon balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together.

Contributors:

Goldwyn, Samuel, Jr., 1926-2015 , film producer

Weir, Peter, 1944- , film producer, screenwriter, film director

Henderson, Duncan , film producer

Collee, John , screenwriter

Curtiss, Alan B. , film producer

Crowe, Russell, 1964- , actor

Bettany, Paul, 1971- , actor

Boyd, Billy, 1968- , actor

D'Arcy, James, 1975- , actor

Ingleby, Lee , actor

Innes, George, 1938- , actor

Jones, Mark Lewis , actor

Larkin, Chris, 1967- , actor

McCabe, Richard , actor

Pugh, Robert, 1950- , actor

Threlfall, David , actor

Woodall, Edward , actor

Pirkis, Max , actor

Randall, Jack, 1988- , actor

Benitz, Max, 1985- , actor

Boyd, Russell, 1944- , director of photography

Smith, Lee, 1960- , editor of moving image work

Davies, Iva , composer

Gordon, Christopher, 1956- , composer

Tognetti, Richard , composer

O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Miramax Films , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Universal Pictures (Firm) , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish; with optional English subtitles for the deaf or hard of hearing (SDH); optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Related Series:

Award series

Subjects:

Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character) — Drama

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 — Drama

Navies — Officers — Drama

Great Britain — History, Naval — Fiction

Great Britain — Armed Forces — Fiction

O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000 — Film adaptations

O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000

Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)

1800-1815

Navies

Naval history

Armed Forces

Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character)

Navies — Officers

France

Great Britain

Genres:

Motion pictures

Film adaptations

Feature films

Fiction films

Action and adventure films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Fiction

Drama

System Details:

DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby surround, DTS 5.1.

Performers:

Cast: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Lee Ingleby, George Innes, Mark Lewis Jones, Chris Larkin, Richard McCabe, Robert Pugh, David Threlfall, Edward Woodall, Max Pirkis, Jack Randall, Max Benitz.

Production Credits:

Executive producer, Alan B. Curtiss ; director of photography, Russell Boyd Production ; production designer, William Sandell ; film editor, Lee Smith ; co-producers, Meyer Gottlieb, Todd Arnow ; costume designer, Wendy Stites ; visual effects supervisor, Stefen Fangmeier, Mathan McGuinness ; music by Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti.

General Notes:

Based on the novels by Patrick O'Brian.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003.
Academy Award winner, 2003: Best Cinematography (Russell Boyd) ; Best Sound Editing (Richard King)
Academy Award nominee, 2003: Best Picture (Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Peter Weir, Duncan Henderson, producers) ; Best Directing (Peter Weir) ; Best Art Direction (Art Direction: William Sandell ; Set Decoration: Robert Gould) ; Best Costume Design (Wendy Stites) ; Best Film Editing (Lee Smith) ; Best Makeup (Edouard Henriques III, Youlanda Toussieng) ; Best Sound Mixing (Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill, Arthur Rochester) ; Best Visual Effects (Dan Sudick, Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGinness, Robert Stromberg)

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense battle sequences, related images, and brief language.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo; Dolby

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

MAS 2003 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 024543114215
Publisher Number, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment: 2301355

OCLC Numbers:

929482200