Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Peter Weir's 2003 Patrick O'Brian adaptation. Russell Crowe as Aubrey, Bettany as Maturin.
Max Pirkis played the young midshipman in Master and Commander whose arm is amputated early in the film, and he was cast from a school production. Rome gave him Octavian across a season, and he largely stopped acting to study at Oxford.
Billy BoydPeter Weir's 2003 Patrick O'Brian adaptation. Russell Crowe as Aubrey, Bettany as Maturin.
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