Dec 15, 2006
92 min
Full-HD

Deep Water (2006)

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, non-stop, round-the-world boat race.

Category

Documentary Adventure Drama Action

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Film4 Productions

Tilda Swinton

Narrator (voice)

Simon Russell Beale

Donald Crowhurst (voice)

Jean Badin

Bernard Moitessier (voice)

Donald Crowhurst

Self (archive footage)

Clare Crowhurst

Self

Simon Crowhurst

Self

Santiago Franchessie

Self

Ted Hynds

Self

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