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Cast and Crew Archive
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Submit Your Questions About Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World!
Since starting this site I’ve had the privilege and very great honor to meet a few people associated with the filming of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and without exception all of them have been so nice and so willing to connect with fans. Recently I was contacted by Captain Andrew Reay-Ellers, [...] -
Interview With Gordon Laco, Historical Consultant on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Those of you who are frequent visitors to this site may have noticed the huge crush (not quite sure what else to call it) I have on the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Practically every time I mention the film I have to go on and on about what an [...] -
Sailing Master’s Perspective on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
MAXIMUM RUSSELL CROWE: What was your job on the set of the film? ANDY REAY-ELLERS: We wound up using a term from the period in which the film is set: “Sailing Master.” The sailing master was the officer on a ship whose duties included overseeing the handling and maintaining of the sails and rigging, and [...] -
Cast and Crew in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
At the core of Patrick O’Brian’s works are the characters of Lucky Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin, and their “study-in-contrasts” friendship. The friendship between Jack and Stephen is one of the most vivid and unexpected in modern literature. They are unique creations and very much the reason there are twenty Aubrey/Maturin novels. Jack is [...]