The Far Side of the World ship and swam for shore; only half of them landing. Eventually, the hopeless situation forced the frigate to surrender. The "Essex" suffered 58 killed, 97 wounded, while the British casualties were 5 dead, 10 wounded. The novel provided part of the title and some of the plot-structure for the 2003 Peter Weir film, "". The fictional USS "Norfolk" morphed into the fictional American-built French privateer "Acheron", and episodes also migrated from other books in the series, including "Master and Commander" and "HMS Surprise". The design and size of the fictional "Acheron" reflect those of the USS "Constitution". In reviewing the
Master of the World (1961 film) the model, which did not survive). Those plans, however, were never carried out, reportedly due to the manner in which Richard Matheson and his cohorts combined various Jules Verne story elements from both Robur novels, which would have caused insurmountable continuity problems from the first film to the second. Master of the World (1961 film) Master of the World is a 1961 science fiction film based upon the Jules Verne novels "Robur the Conqueror" and its sequel, "Master of the World". The movie was written by Richard Matheson, directed by William Witney, and features Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, and Henry