Master and commander trivia a general quiz about peter weirs gripping 2003 film, based on patrick obrians series of books. A patrick obrian literary guide to peter weirs master. A patrick obrian literary guide to peter weirs master and. Jan 7, 2015 william warley in master and commander. The film stars russell crowe as captain jack aubrey and paul bettany as dr. The film is based from three novels in author patrick obrians aubreymaturin series. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When return fire from the surprise proves ineffectual and coxswain barret bonden reports their ships rudder has been shot away. Peter miles calamy was just throwing the lead when he was violently assaulted from out of nowhere by a drenched paul oliver.
Seaman warley only gets a very brief mention in the far side novel as the captain of. The far side of the world is a thunderous, almost defiant declaration heralding the arrival of a force to be reckoned with. Far side of the world played by none other than joseph morgan stay safe and healthy. In the first decade of the nineteenth century, british naval officer jack aubrey is promoted to his first command of a warship, the sloop sophie. The far side of the world a brief introduction, for fans of peter weirs 2003 movie, to the characters and plots in patrick obrian s original books.
However there is a long jouney from cape trafalgar to the middle of the pacific. The far side of the world takes lines and incidents from a number of patrick obrians books though the main plot line and strategies come from the far side of the world the tenth book in the series. Master and commander fanfiction archive fanfiction. Having saved the life of admiral nelson, cicely maturin is on her way to her new life to be with her uncle. The far side of the worldin the original version is amovieamerican directed bypeter weirout in2003, inspired by the volumes master on board, the surprise, war fortune, on the other side of the world, the letter from mark drawn from the series of 21. It stars russell crowe as jack aubrey and paul bettany as stephen maturin. Although the quality dims over the last five volumes, the first fifteen are faultless. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification.
Nov 16, 2008 15 videos play all master and commander soundtrack rambofranjo ralph vaughan williams fantasia on a theme by thomas tallis duration. Finally the picture settles into a high, wide shot of the ocean and an adjacent coastline. The stern chase around cape horn is taken from the novel desolation island, although. The crew, including the captain, think of mr hollom as a jonah a person who brings bad luck to the ship. Having finally gotten to see master and commander, i thought perhaps we could have a test run with this superb and profoundly conservative film. Forstchen view larger image for generations the terrans have battled the alien kilrathi to a standstill. Many major plot lines are mixed together from master and commander and the far side of the world by patrick obrian. The first time hollom served with jack aubrey was aboard hms lively, but he was taken to a hospital ship when he became ill. Contentsshow plot in 1805, in the midst of the napoleonic wars, captain john lucky jack aubrey of the royal navy frigate hms surprise is ordered to pursue and destroy the. The far side of the world is a 2003 american epic period wardrama film cowritten, produced and directed by peter weir, set in the napoleonic wars. The far side of the world is based on two napoleonic warera adventure.
William dudleys most popular book is opposing viewpoints in american history, volume 1. The far side of the world is a 2003 american epic historical drama film written, produced and directed by peter weir. Master and commander the far side of the world 2003 bfi. The far side of the world theres no need to be a fan of patrick obrians 20 aubreymaturin novels to enjoy peter weirs adaptation of the first and tenth entries in the series. Midshipman william blakeney appears in the far side of the world, and briefly in. No specific real life captain completely matches aubrey, but the exploits of two naval captains inspired events in the novels, captain thomas cochrane, and captain william woolsey. Master and commander is the first of patrick obrians now famous aubreymaturin novels, regarded by many as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Master and commander fanfiction archive with over 327 stories. When i first read the first in the series, master and commander, i really enjoyed getting to know the main characters, captain jack aubrey and stephen maturin. The film is set during the napoleonic wars, and much of the films action takes place at sea. Full text of the battle abbey roll, with some account of.
She will leave her beloved stephen and beloved ship surprise. The far side of the world, 2003, directed by peter weir, with russell crowe, paul bettany, james darcy, at turner classic movies. Film adaptation of the patrick obrian novel of the same name follows a british captains daredevil exploits during the napoleonic wars abstract captain jack aubrey is a hardened sea dog mired in turmoil, heading the britishflagged h. During the chase after the acheron, around a stormy cape horn he climbs up the mizzen mast to help william warley, but the top sail is blown off the mizzen top. Far side of the world played by none other than joseph morgan. In master and commander, captain lucky jack aubrey russell crowe is the commander of the british ship h. William warley, had seen the acheron being built in boston and is able to give captain aubrey valuable information. As hms surprise is rounding cape horn, one of the seamen, wharley, is washed overboard whilst trying to secure a flapping sail to one of the masts. The film was released by 20th century fox, miramax films, universal pictures, and samuel goldwyn films on november 14, 2003.
During the war of 1812, after being shunted from ship to ship, he was taken on the surprise by aubrey. Some of the characters are composites, taken from several people in the books. Officers of navy yards, shore stations, and vessels, 1. A few days later as the surprise returns to open sea, carpenters mate joseph nagle, captain of the mizzen top william warley. Master and commander is a nautical historical novel by the english author patrick obrian, first published in 1969 in the us and 1970 in uk.
During the war of 1812, after being shunted from ship to ship, he was taken on the. The ocean dusk from blackness, a pattern slowly emerges shimmering, abstract lines form into waves cresting above steepsided valleys of water. Peter weir used the plotline of patrick obrians tanth book, the far side of the world, but takes elements from the other books as well. Books by william dudley author of opposing viewpoints in. In 1805, in the atlantic ocean just off the coast of brazil, the hms surprise, a british frigate commanded by captain jack aubrey, comes under an unexpected attack by a french privateer, the acheron. The far side of the world 2003 a sdg original source. Obrians aubreymaturin novels, so named after the lead characters, were declared by richard snow in the new york times to be the best historical novels ever written. The royal navy museum considers captain lord cochrane as the inspiration for the character in the first novel, master and commander. Director peter weirs first turn behind the camera since 1998s critically acclaimed the truman show, master and commander. These lists were reproduced from the register of the commissioned, warrant, and volunteer officers of the navy of the united states, including officers of the marine corps and others, to january 1, 1865 washington, d.
The book proved to be the start of the 20novel aubreymaturin series, set largely in the era of the napoleonic wars, that obrian continued working on up until his death in 2000. William dudley has 106 books on goodreads with 721 ratings. The first book, master and commander, is essentially the opening chapter of a 20volume novel set against the naval engagements of the napoleonic wars. It establishes the friendship between captain jack aubrey rn and stephen maturin, who becomes his secretive ships surgeon and an intelligence agent. I had already seen the movie with russell crowe and this book explained how they met. Nagle explains that warley had witnessed the boat under construction in a boston shipyard and built the model. The far side of the world 2003 russell crowe as capt. Good historical fiction always contains messy contractions, like the sharply contrasting worldviews of the oldfashioned, superstitious captain and his modern, scientific friend, the ships physician and fellow of the royal society. Ch 6 he let it out that he was a sineater and they all turned. The far side of the worldin the original version is amovieamerican directed bypeter weirout in2003, inspired by the volumes master on board, the surprise, war fortune, on the other side of the world, the letter from mark drawn. National catholic register like a cannon blast across the bows, peter weirs master and commander. Watley, including titles like god wants you to grow click here for the lowest price. A general quiz about peter weirs gripping 2003 film, based on patrick obrians series of books. The aubreymaturin sea stories of patrick obrian, popularly called the.
Starting with the movie as a movie, weir has created a masterpiece. The far side of the world is a 2003 movie based on several books of the. Nagel and warley show jack the ship model and warley says he saw her being built in boston during the war. When his ship is attacked and almost sunk by a superior french warship, captain aubrey is determined to hunt down his foe. Based on the 1st and 10th books in the series of 20 novels by patrick obrian and again, as i repeatedly urge get the books, read the books youll appreciate both the books and the film even more having done so,master and commander. The film is drawn from the aubreymaturin novels by patrick obrian, but matches. The first in patrick obrians twentyvolume aubreymaturin series, master and commander is both a compelling narrative and a fine foundation for the books to follow. The far side of the world 2003 joseph morgan as william warley, cpt. After a long time with no rain or wind joseph nagle, warleys best friend and the carpenters mate, pushes past him, despite holloms rank, and per jack aubrey s orders is severely punished for this offence. Forester, who created the character horatio hornblower, brought to the screen by gregory peck and latterly to the small screen by ioan gruffydd. He was editor of the louisville news, which he founded in 19, using the paper to speak out against segregated street cars and school inequality. C government printing office, 1865, a rare, official publication of the navy department that includes the names of all naval officers, lists of vessels by squadron, and.
C government printing office, 1865, a rare, official publication of the navy department that includes the names of all naval officers, lists of vessels by. The final battle scene borrows heavily from master and commander. Far side of the world is a manly mans adventure, harkening back to the days of the british. Brother cohen has made some idle threats in the past about attempting a film discussion here on weekends. Despite the victory, jack suffers the loss of many crewmen, including ships master mr. William blakeney has his arm amputated due to injuries sustained in battle. The far side of the world theres no need to be a fan of patrick obrians 20 aubreymaturin novels to enjoy peter weirs adaptation of.
The far side of the world is a 2003 movie based on several books of the aubreymaturin series. The book proved to be the start of the 20novel aubreymaturin series, set largely in the era of the napoleonic wars, that obrian continued working on up until his death in 2000 the novel is set at the turn of the 19th century. He was an incompetent midshipman who had reached the age where he could no longer hope for a commission. The films plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author patrick obrians aubreymaturin series, which includes 20 completed novels of jack aubreys naval career. But patrick obrian, who wrote the books master and commander and the far side of the world among 18 others, has surpassed them all. The films plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author patrick obrian s aubreymaturin series, which includes 20 completed novels of jack aubrey s naval. Acting on orders from his superiors to track down and neutralize the french privateer acheron off the. The far side of the world is directed by peter weir from a screenplay by weir and john collee, based upon the novels by patrick obrian. Ch 3 i had the honour of serving under him at the nile, said jack, and of dining in his company twice. Mr hollom was an officer candidate of the royal navy. A few days later as the surprise returns to open sea, carpenters mate joseph nagle, captain of the mizzen top william warley, and another sailor bring jack a replica of the acheron, which the crew has nicknamed the phantom ship. Eventually, they drive hollom to the point of suicide. These books were my absolute favorites of all time so far. However, several incidents and characters are plucked from other books in the canon the 20 volumes of the aubreymaturin story as well.
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