Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) Starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, Chris Larkin, Thierry Segall, James D’Arcy, Lee Ingleby, George Innes, Mark Lewis Jones, Max Pirkis, Edward Woodall, Jack Randall, Max Benitz, Richard Pates, Robert Pugh, Richard McCabe, Ian Mercer, Tony Dolan and David Threlfall. Screenplay by Peter Weir and John Collee. Directed by Peter Weir. Distributed by 20th Century Fo