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6.0/10 • 283

2018-02-091h 42m

DramaAdventure

Based on the true story

In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.

Directors
James Marsh
Writters
Scott Z. Burns
Editors
Scott Z. Burns, Joan Sobel

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  1. Colin Firth

    Colin Firth

    Donald Crowhurst

  2. Rachel Weisz

    Rachel Weisz

    Clare Crowhurst

  3. David Thewlis

    David Thewlis

    Rodney Hallworth

  4. Mark Gatiss

    Mark Gatiss

    Ronald Hall

  5. Genevieve Gaunt

    Genevieve Gaunt

    'Miss Teignmouth'

  6. Jonathan Bailey

    Jonathan Bailey

    Ian Wheeler

  7. Andrew Buchan

    Andrew Buchan

    Ian Milburn

  8. Simon McBurney

    Simon McBurney

    Sir Francis Chichester

  9. Eleanor Stagg

    Eleanor Stagg

    Rachel Crowhurst

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Peter McGinn

Jan 26, 2021

6/10

I like Colin First enough to cut his films some slack sometimes, and this is one of those times. I thought the movie was entertaining overall, and well acted. At the same time I had a couple of problems with it. One was that I found the family flashbacks while he was at sea to be distracting. It wasn’t a big thing, but they didn’t seem meaningful or well placed as far as furthering the plot or his character. The other issue was perhaps because I wasn’t paying close enough attention, but a few gaps emerged for me as far as knowing what he was doing during the voyage. It made sense to me when I researched his story a bit, but until then there as some confusion for me. But I wouldn’t discourage anyone for watching it for that or any other reason.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$18,000,000.00
Revenue
$4,536,348.00
Keywords
englandinventoryachtbased on true storyargentinapress agent1960scircumnavigationgolden globe raceyachtsmantrimaran