Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set during the Napoleonic Wars. The film's plot and chara
The gimbal upon which the ship was mounted
Replica ship at Baja Studios
A U.S. serviceman attending a special Department of the Navy screening of Master and Commander
The replica of HMS Surprise used in the film docked in San Diego, 2012
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Peter Lindsay Weir is an Australian retired film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed films crossing various genres over forty years, such as Homesdale, Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Plumbe
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
…Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set during the Napoleonic Wars. The film's plot and characters are loosely adapted from novels in author Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series, which…
Weir in 2011
Weir on the set of Witness in 1984