Deep water uses donald crowhursts original 16mm films and tape recordings to reconstruct his extraordinary journey. Winner of best documentary at the 2006 rome international film festival. Watch on ifc films unlimited with prime video channels. The vessel began taking on water, which crowhurst could bail out manually in fair weather but which would. The film reconstructs crowhurst s voyage from his own audio tapes and cine film, interwoven with archive footage and interviews. Osmond and jerry rothwells documentary deep water examined the case in. The film reconstructs one mans extraordinary physical and psychological. The race was a disaster as most competitors never finished, and one committed suicide, donald crowhurst, who is the focus of the documentary. The true story of the fateful voyage of donald crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman, who enters one of the most daring nautical challenges in the world. The stunning true story of donald crowhursts attempt at the 1968 solo. The film was shot in clearwater and little fort in b. Deep water uses donald crowhurst s original 16mm films and tape recordings to reconstruct his extraordinary journey.
Now, splicing harrowing onboard audio and visual footage of crowhurst with interviews of the sailors friends and family, a film, deep water, tells the story of crowhursts last voyage, and his. Few people knew that he wasnt an experienced deep water sailor. In october 20, it was announced that colin firth and kate winslet are in discussions to star in a film about crowhurst and his wife clare. Apr 20, 2009 deep water is a documentary film which tells the story of donald crowhurst, whose attempt to become the first man to sail solo, nonstop around the world ended in tragedy.
With rachel weisz, kerry godliman, colin firth, finn elliot. Filming for the movie took place in bristol during 2015 and the movie premiered on 15 september 2017 at the oldenburg film festival. In 1968 donald crowhurst was trying to market a nautical navigation device he had developed and saw the sunday times golden globe round the world sailing race as the perfect opportunity to showcase his product few people knew that he wasnt an experienced deepwater sailor. Simon rumleys crowhurst has a smaller budget and a primarily unknown cast. Deep water subtitles subtitles download movie and.
Crowhurst is a 2017 british drama film directed by simon rumley, based on the true story of sailor donald crowhurst. Deep water 2007 in 1968, donald crowhurst, an inexperienced british sailor, puts up his home as collateral, gains financial backing and enters the golden globe, the first nonstop boat race. Now, splicing harrowing onboard audio and visual footage of crowhurst with interviews of the sailors friends and family, a film, deep water, tells the story of crowhurst s last voyage, and his. If you have not read a voyage for madmen, i would urge you to read that first, so as to give you a broad understanding of the golden globe race and all of the participants, before reading the strange last voyage, which of course goes into greater depth with regards to crowhurst. It is based on the true story of the disastrous attempt by the amateur sailor donald crowhurst to complete the sunday times golden globe race in 1968 and his subsequent attempts to cover up his failure. Deep water is a 2006 british documentary film directed by jerry rothwell and louise osmond, and produced by al morrow, jonny persey and john smithson. The film reconstructs one mans extraordinary physical and psychological journey. It is based on the true story of donald crowhurst and the 1968 sunday times. Donald crowhurst in deep water 2006 deep water 2006 donald crowhurst in deep water. Deepwater is a 2005 neonoir film written and directed by david s. Deep water is the stunning true story of the fateful voyage of donald crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who enters the most daring nautical challenge ever the very first solo, nonstop, roundtheworld boat race.
Colin firth boards theory of everything directors yacht. It is based on deepwater, a 1999 novel written by matthew f. This comprehensive and definitive account of donald crowhursts voyage and of the man and his mind was published in 1970 by nicholas tomalin and ron hall and has been released as a download in advance of the mercy, the new film with colin firth as crowhurst. Its about isolation and the delicate mechanism of the mind. Donald crowhurst a true sailing icon sailing calypso. The fascinating, troubling story of donald crowhurst who disappeared in 1968 while competing in a roundtheworld yacht contest has attracted much movie. A documentary about the disastrous 1968 roundtheworld yacht race. Deep water is an engrossing documentary about the tragic donald crowhurst, the nautical instrumentmaker who entered the sunday. The film follows the exception, novice sailor donald crowhursts voyage, which today seems equally audacious, foolhardy, brave and inevitable from the moment. Deep water is a documentary film which tells the story of donald crowhurst, whose attempt to become the first man to sail solo, nonstop around the world ended in tragedy. The upcoming film will be sold in berlin by studiocanal. In 1998, we had armageddon and deep impact share in their asteroidheadingtoearth setup.
This is the true story of donald crowhurst who pursued his. Instead, he encountered difficulty early in the voyage, and secretly abandoned the race while. Dec 17, 2006 deep water is an engrossing documentary about the tragic donald crowhurst, the nautical instrumentmaker who entered the sunday timessponsored nonstop, singlehanded roundtheworld yacht race. Deep water is an engrossing documentary about the tragic donald crowhurst, the nautical instrumentmaker who entered the sunday timessponsored nonstop, singlehanded roundthe. Film four commissioned a documentary based on the affair in 2006, called deep water. Rent donald crowhurst movies and tv shows on dvd and blu. Set against the backdrop of britain in the 1960s, it tells the tragic tale of donald crowhurst s disappearance at sea during. The incredible story of amateur sailor donald crowhurst and his solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The struggles he confronted on the journey while his family awaited his return is one of the most enduring mysteries of recent times. Jul 16, 2018 in 1997, we had dantes peak and volcano share their volcanic eruption plot. With tilda swinton, donald crowhurst, jean badin, simon russell beale. Donald crowhurst filmographie le guide des films en francais. It was described as fascinating by the new york times upon its release.
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Through reenactments and interviews with family and friends, the film. The film stars colin firth, rachel weisz, david thewlis and ken stott. Its makes for a classic conradian tale of a descent into the heart of darkness. Set against the backdrop of britain in the 1960s, it tells the tragic tale of donald crowhursts disappearance at sea during. Deep water is a documentary film about a journey around the world in a yacht, the sunday times golden globe race. The stunning true story of donald crowhursts attempt at the 1968 solo roundtheworld sailing race. Dec 15, 2006 directed by louise osmond, jerry rothwell. Crowhurst is underprepared himself, and his decision to embark before he and his vessel are ready sets a deadly chain of events into motion. In the fifty years since, crowhursts lesson seems to have been increasingly drowned out by the consumerism that has taken over the marine world. Any documentary aficionado interested in human nature or sailing would be interested in this film.
Dec 15, 2006 the film deep water takes us back to another age of sailing exploits. Two movies about the doomed sailor donald crowhurst are coming out in early 2018. Crowhurst is a film by simon rumley starring justin salinger. Colin firth and rachel weisz star in the mercy debuting in february 2018 and directed by james marsh. Rent deep water 2006 starring donald crowhurst and jean badin on dvd and bluray. In addition, deep water also includes film and audio tapes that crowhurst recorded during his voyage, excerpts from the colorful movie shot by moitessier and interviews with his wife francoise, comments by sir robin knoxjohnston, the bbc interviewer, and crowhurst s best friend. Deep water donald crowhursts remarkable voyage dvd. The strange voyage of donald crowhurst, a journey into madness. Dec 11, 2017 two movies about the doomed sailor donald crowhurst are coming out in early 2018. A welltodo husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
Deep water 2006 full watch online free on fmovies with english subtitles. A low budget film maps out the real life story of donald crowhurst who left home the heroic underdog on a competitive roundtheworld boat race and never came back. San francisco, cadeep water, the riveting true story of the fateful voyage of donald crowhurst, who faced almost certain death or financial ruin when he entered the first solo, nonstop, roundtheworld boat race, will have its television premiere as part of the sixth season of the emmy awardwinning pbs series independent lens, hosted by. Deep water is mainly the story of one inexperienced hopeful, donald crowhurst, whose life ended in the race, presumably by his own choice. Crowhurst had entered the race in hopes of winning a cash prize from the sunday times to aid his failing business. The film deep water takes us back to another age of sailing exploits. Donald crowhurst 19321969 was a british businessman and amateur sailor who died while competing in the sunday times golden globe race, a singlehanded, roundtheworld yacht race. In 1997, we had dantes peak and volcano share their volcanic eruption plot. Now a major motion picture starring colin firth and rachel weisz, directed by james marsh the theory of everything. The film reconstructs both the phsysical and psychological demands that the skipper underwent. The remarkable story of donald crowhursts ill fated attempt at the 1968 round the world race. The strange last voyage of donald crowhurst audiobook by.
Crowhursts story has been told before through his log books and the strange last voyage of donald crowhurst. Brilliantly paced and directed, deep water looks at crowhurts attempt and ultimate failure in attempting the race. In 2018, we have the mercy and crowhurst, based on the same true story of donald crowhurst, the underdog sailor from teignmouth in devon. Read the deep water movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Under dire financial pressure, crowhurst decides to set sail before his boat is fully built. Confronted by perilous sea, bad weather, an unfinished boat and painfully slow progress, donald faces an impossible dilemma to continue into the open ocean with a leaking boat or return home defeated and bankrupt. Using archive footage, newly filmed interviews and reconstructions, the film conveys the scale of such an undertaking in a pregps age and becomes evermore chilling as it charts crowhurst s mysterious descent at sea from a bumbling underdog to a lonely and desperate man. Colin firth boards theory of everything directors yacht drama.
Nov 18, 2017 donald crowhurst was a brave, often maligned, example of the fragility of human nature and the vastness of the sea. Using archive footage, newly filmed interviews and reconstructions, the film conveys the scale of such an undertaking in a pregps age and becomes evermore chilling as it charts crowhursts mysterious descent at sea from a bumbling underdog to a lonely and desperate man. The mercy is a 2017 british biographical drama film, directed by james marsh and written by scott z. The film was a tv programme, but it is of a very good documentary standard. I first came across the story of donald crowhurst in peter nichols brilliant a voyage for madmen.