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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
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Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 80Audiences 74GoodWatch 77
Metascore80
IMDb7.8
User score7.0
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9692Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2006
December 15, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryAdventureDramaActionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United Kingdom
13 of 13
Tilda SwintonNarrator (voice)
Simon Russell BealeDonald Crowhurst (voice)
Jean BadinBernard Moitessier (voice)- DCDonald CrowhurstSelf (archive footage)
- CCClare CrowhurstSelf
- SCSimon CrowhurstSelf
- SFSantiago FranchessieSelf
- THTed HyndsSelf
- DKDonald KerrSelf - Reporter
Robin Knox-JohnstonSelf- FMFrancoise Moitessier de CazaletSelf
- RWRon WinspearSelf
- RHRodney HallworthSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 2
- Louise Osmond Director
- Jerry Rothwell Director
Production · 4
- Jacques Perrin Producer
- John Smithson Producer
- Alison Morrow Producer
- Jonny Persey Producer
Camera · 1
- Nina Kellgren Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ben Lester Editor
Sound · 2
- Harry Escott Music
- Molly Nyman Music
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