Max Pirkis as Midshipman Blakeney played such a role to perfection in “Master and Commander: Far Side of the World”.
I worried a bit first time I saw it, then realized that Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) was a man of duty first, last and always, with a dash of humanity to give.
It turned out to be a wonderful story, IMHO, and I would urge anyone who hasn’t seen it, do so by all means.
Excellent, "Das Boot" is also first rate.