
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Russell Crowe is Lucky Jack Aubrey the Navy&s greatest fighting captain & Paul Bettany is ship&s doctor Stephen Maturin The ship the Surprise is suddenly attacked by a superior enemy With the Surprise badly damaged & much of his crew injured Aubrey
- the " Master" of the Surprise & " Commander" of his men
- is torn between duty & friendship as he sets sail in a high-stakes chase across two oceans to the far side of the world to intercept & capture their foe It&s a mission that can decide the fate of a nation
- or destroy Lucky Jack & his crew The film is based on the narrative outline of the tenth book in Patrick O& Brien&s legendary " Aubrey Maturin" series of high seas novels about the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars Nominated for Best Film & Best Director at the 2004 Oscars