Release Date: November 14th, 2003
DVD Release Date: April 20th, 2004
PG-13|2 hr 19 min
Plot Summary
In 1805, aboard the H.M.S. Surprise, the brash Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and his trusted friend, the ship's scholarly surgeon, Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), are ordered to hunt down and capture a powerful French vessel off the South American coast. Though Napoleon is winning the war and the men and their crew face an onslaught of obstacles, including their own internal battles, "Lucky Jack" is determined that nothing will stop the Surprise from completing its mission.
Cast: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Lee Ingleby, George Innes, Mark Lewis Jones, Chris Larkin
Director: Peter Weir
Production Co: Samuel Goldwyn Films, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Miramax Films
Distributors: 20th Century Fox
Keywords: Quest, Tense, Friendship, Underdog, Pursuit, Spirited
