The Name of the Rose - BLU-RAY

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.

During World War II, a neophyte officer (Matthew McConaughey) heads up a secret U.S. Navy mission to retrieve a German encoding device from a disabled U-boat in the Atlantic. The operation succeeds, but the American sub is destroyed. Can the crew fix the damaged U-boat and make it home while staving off the enemy? Based on a true (albeit British) story, this gripping war drama also stars Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi. 117 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; audio commentary. Two-disc set.

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