2006
D: Louise Osmond & Jerry Rothwell
C: Jean Badin, Bernard Moitessier, Clare Crowhurst, Donald Crowhurst, Simon Crowhurst, Santiago Franchessie, Ted Hynds, Donald Kerr, Robin Knox-Johnston, Françoise Moitessier de Cazalet, Simon Russell Beale, Tilda Swinton, Ron Winspear
Original Music: Harry Escott & Molly Nyman
Cinematography: Nina Kellgren
Editing: Ben Lester
Runtime: 92 min
Country: UK
Language: English
Color: Black and White / Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Certification: PG
A fascinating story ripe for rediscovery. Deep Water concerns the tragic figure of English yachtsman Donald Crowhurst and his ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the world nonstop in 1968, while competing against eight other sailors in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race.
Narrated by Tilda Swinton, Deep Water isn’t a documentary spliced with reenactments, which is what I was expecting when I heard that the makers of Touching the Void were involved. Not particularly cinematic, it’s more like a really good PBS documentary, complete with talking heads.
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