How much of Master and Commander is true?

Though not a bad moviemaking choice in any way, it should be noted for historical accuracy that the characters shown are fictional. The movie takes place in a real war, with a British ship that actually existed at some point, but the majority of the plot and characters are adapted from the fiction of O’Brian.

Are the Master and Commander ships real?

Master and Commander ship calls San Diego home A replica 18th century British warship, used in the Russell Crowe movie “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” is a popular tourist attraction in San Diego. It was recently purchased by the Maritime Museum of San Diego from 20th Century Fox….

Did Paul Bettany learn cello?

Crowe and Paul Bettany also learned to play the viola and cello, respectively, so that they could be filmed performing the proper bow and finger techniques. Bettany also spent pre-production learning to use period-accurate medical equipment, so it would seem fully natural in the film.

Was Master and Commander successful?

Despite its critical acclaim and 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Peter Weir, Master and Commander only grossed $212-million worldwide. The historical epic also lost out to Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the Oscars.

Why is the HMS Surprise headed to the Pacific Ocean?

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 French privateer Acheron, bound for the Pacific. The two frigates fight, but the Acheron’s hull is too strong for the Surprise’s shots to do much damage.

Who drowned in Master and Commander?

PATRICK O’Brian’s 20-novel saga of Nelson’s navy in Napoleonic times, commonly called the Aubrey-Maturin novels (after Captain Jack Aubrey and ship’s surgeon Dr Stephen Maturin) are modern classics.