One of my favorite movies. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Nominated for 10 Oscars and won 2.
The French frigate Acheron is based on the real US Navy frigate USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides").
The toast to "wives and sweethearts (may they never meet)" is the traditional toast for Saturdays in the Royal Navy.
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Nominated for 10 Oscars and won 2.
The French frigate Acheron is based on the real US Navy frigate USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides").
The toast to "wives and sweethearts (may they never meet)" is the traditional toast for Saturdays in the Royal Navy.
"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." – Thomas Sowell