Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World around Cape Horn is taken from the novel "Desolation Island", although the "Acheron" replaced the Dutch 74-gun warship "Waakzaamheid", the "Surprise" replaced the "Leopard", and in the book it is Aubrey who is being pursued around the Cape of Good Hope. The episode in which Aubrey deceives the enemy by means of a raft bearing lanterns is taken from "Master and Commander", and the episode in which Maturin directs the surgery on himself, while gritting his teeth in pain, to remove a bullet is taken from "HMS Surprise". Other incidents in the film come from other books in O'Brian's series.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World not going anywhere", and the two play "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" by Luigi Boccherini as the "Surprise" turns in pursuit of the "Acheron" once more. In "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World", all cast members are male, putting it in a group of about 120 films made since 1934 with an all-male cast. There are a few female extras in one scene but none of these are listed as cast members. Commissioned Officers Warrant and Standing Officers HMS "Surprise"s Crew Other The film is drawn from the Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian, but matches the