Project Detail

Deep Water

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s, Deep Water is the stunning true story of Donald Crowhurst, a free-thinking electronics inventor who enters the most daring nautical race ever, the very first Sunday Times Golden Globe solo, non-stop, round-the-world yacht race.

Crowhurst - driven by a desire to prove to the world that with the help of his revolutionary invention, an on-board computer, one could sail the seas effortlessly - readies his trimaran to set sail by the late summer deadline.

As the race progresses, Crowhurst's reports of his positions at sea put him as the clear leader on elapsed time. Headline after headline is being printed - not just in Britain but across the world. Crowhurst is fast becoming the darling of the media, hailed as a nautical wonder.

But as the world waits on tenterhooks for this extraordinary man to cross the finishing line and sail into port to a hero's welcome, the jaw-dropping truth is revealed.

Details

Year: 2006
Type of project: Features
Running time: 93 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell 1st Feature
Producer: Paul Trijbits, Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Ralph Lee
Co-Producer: Paul Trijbits, Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Ralph Lee
Editor: Ben Lester
Screenwriter: Jerry Rothwell
Director of Photography: Nina Kelgren
Composer: Molly Nyman, Harry Escott

Genre

Sport Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

APT Films

225A Brecknock Road
London
N19 5AA

Sales Company

Pathé Pictures International

4th Floor, Kent House
Market Place
London
W1W 8AR

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