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 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