One of the biggest movies of 2003 could not have been made without these crucial individuals: The Specialists (Glorified Extras) of MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD.  Slaves and Ensigns takes a jovial look at the day-to-day lives of the special-ability extras (trained in sword fighting, hand-to-hand combat, pike, old world sailing, etc) during their time off the set. Anup Sugunan interviewed nearly 50 members of the cast during the five-week shoot at the Fox Baja studios near Rosarito, B.C., Mexico. Their answers along with Anup’s personal venture to make it in the acting worldOne of the biggest movies of 2003 could not have been made without these crucial individuals: The Specialists (Glorified Extras) of MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD. Slaves and Ensigns takes a jovial look at the day-to-day lives of the special-ability extras (trained in sword fighting, hand-to-hand combat, pike, old world sailing, etc) during their time off the set. Anup Sugunan interviewed nearly 50 members of the cast during the five-week shoot at the Fox Baja studios near Rosarito, B.C., Mexico. Their answers along with Anup's personal venture to make it in the acting world gives this documentary a lighthearted look 'way, way behind-the-scenes' of a blockbuster-budgeted movie starring one of the biggest actors of all time: Russell Crowe.