PG
2006    1h 32mDrama, Documentary
7.896%87%7.2
Confronted by a perilous sea, bad weather, an unfinished boat and painfully slow progress, sailor Donald Crowhurst faces an impossible dilemma - to continue into the open ocean on his 1968 solo round-the-world race with a leaking boat or return home defeated and bankrupt. Using original 16mm footage, tape recordings and interviews, this film reconstructs one man's extraordinary physical and psychological journey.
Directed by Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell

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  • Tilda SwintonNarrator (voice)
  • Simon Russell BealeDonald Crowhurst (voice)
  • Jean BadinBernard Moitessier (voice)
  • Donald CrowhurstSelf (archive footage)
  • Clare CrowhurstSelf
  • Simon CrowhurstSelf
  • Santiago FranchessieSelf
  • Ted HyndsSelf
  • Donald KerrSelf - Reporter
  • Robin Knox-JohnstonSelf
  • Francoise Moitessier de CazaletSelf
  • Ron WinspearSelf
  • Rodney HallworthSelf (archive footage)
  • Louise OsmondDirector
  • Jerry RothwellDirector
  • Jacques PerrinProducer
  • Alison MorrowProducer
  • Jonny PerseyProducer
  • John SmithsonProducer
  • Nina KellgrenDirector Of Photography
  • turbob24
    turbob24May 20, 2026
    Great, well edited documentary. Would've liked to have seen more in depth analysis on the mental health angle, which really is the hidden core of this story.

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