Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World + Q&A

Big screen entertainment at its most enjoyable, this gripping, frequently witty and ultimately touching film is a masterpiece of maritime adventure.

Copyright: Park Circus, Walt Disney

  • Director

    Peter Weir

  • With

    Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D’Arcy, Billy Boyd

  • USA 2003. 138min

  • Digital 4K

  • Certificate

    12A

During the Napoleonic Wars, the captain of a British ship leads his crew on a fierce battle against a mythical French vessel, while often clashing with his friend, the ship’s surgeon. Centred on temperamental men facing unpredictable weather and enemies, this beloved adaptation of a Patrick O’Brian story finds Peter Weir staging man’s existential battle between control and surrender as an epic adventure on the high seas.

Following this special screening we will be joined by many of the film’s cast for an in-person discussion including Lee Ingleby, Bryan Dick, Alex Palmer, Robert Pugh, Jack Randall, Max Benitz, Edward Woodall and William Mannering.

See a screening of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World at BFI Southbank.