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.
Acting
Firth's unraveling is a masterclass in repressed British breakdown.
Direction
James Marsh makes the ocean feel claustrophobic, not vast.
Score
Jóhann Jóhannsson's final score—haunting and oceanic.
Director
James Marsh
Colin Firth
Donald Crowhurst
Rachel Weisz
Clare Crowhurst
David Thewlis
Rodney Hallworth
Mark Gatiss
Ronald Hall
Genevieve Gaunt
'Miss Teignmouth'
Jonathan Bailey
Ian Wheeler
Andrew Buchan
Ian Milburn
Simon McBurney
Sir Francis Chichester
Ken Stott
Stanley Best
Finn Elliot
James Crowhurst
Kit Connor
Simon Crowhurst
Oliver Maltman
Dennis Herbstein
Sam Hoare
Mr. Hughes
Avye Leventis
Mrs. Hughes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Teignmouth Electron was found abandoned in 1969; its actual logbooks contained far more elaborate philosophical ramblings than the film depicts.
The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race really did offer a golden globe trophy and £5,000—roughly £90,000 today—for the fastest solo non-stop circumnavigation, creating a media frenzy that devoured amateurs like Crowhurst.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
US
GB
