Following on from his Oscar-winning success in Gladiator, Russell Crowe returned with another period-set action masterpiece.

Back in 2003, the Aussie starred in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, adapted from three Patrick O’Brian novels.

Set during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century, the film follows Crowe as Royal Navy Captain Jack Aubrey opposite Paul Bettany’s ship surgeon Dr Stephen Maturin.

The story sees the HMS Surprise ordered to hunt down and capture a…