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Peter Weir's mix of sweeping high-seas action and character study stars Russell Crowe as author Patrick O'Brian's famed Captain Jack Aubrey, who leads a British frigate defending English territories during the Napoleonic Wars. When a French warship is spotted off the coast of South America, Aubrey and his loyal crew engage their opponent in a deadly cat-and-mouse chase, despite being massively outgunned. Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Billy Boyd co-star. 138 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English. Two-disc set.
