1805年，拿破仑在欧陆纵横，而海战方面，只有英国舰队可以与之匹敌。英军杰克（Russell Crowe 饰）船长与自己的军舰惊奇号受命拦截法方军舰地狱号进入南太平洋，两舰在巴西北海岸初次相遇，地狱号凭借优势火力与厚甲将惊奇号击败，杰克依靠浓雾天气勉强得脱。虽然初战不利，但曾经跟随纳尔逊将军的杰克对自己的军舰充满信心，拒绝返航并着手研究对手。不久两舰再次相遇，杰克使用诱饵战术扭转了局势，一路追踪到暴风雨肆虐的合恩角，杰克的执着引起好友船医斯蒂芬的反对，但是杰克拥有一支精英的团队，在种种不利之中，船员们将针对性的训练坚持了下来。斯蒂芬意外受伤让杰克停止追逐，暂留小岛休整，此行意外的为杰克提供了战斗灵感，很快地狱号再次出现，两舰终于迎来了宿命般的对决…… 本片获2004年奥斯卡最佳摄影奖、音效奖等十余项褒奖。In April 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, H.M.S. Surprise, a British frigate, is under the command of Captain Jack Aubrey. Aubrey and the Surprise's current orders are to track and capture or destroy a French privateer named Acheron. The Acheron is currently in the Atlantic off South America headed toward the Pacific in order to extend Napoleon's reach of the wars. This task will be a difficult one as Aubrey quickly learns in an initial battle with the Acheron that it is a bigger and faster ship than the Surprise, which puts the Surprise at a disadvantage. Aubrey's single-mindedness in this seemingly impossible pursuit puts him at odds with the Surprise's doctor and naturalist, Stephen Maturin, who is also Aubrey's most trusted advisor on board and closest friend. Facing other internal obstacles which have resulted in what they consider a string of bad luck, Aubrey ultimately uses Maturin's scientific exploits to figure out a way to achieve his and the ship's seemingly impossible goal.
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