The Roaring Forties
Encyclopedia
The Roaring Forties is a 1982 French
drama film
directed by Christian de Chalonge and starring Jacques Perrin
, Julie Christie
and Michel Serrault
. The film was loosely based on the book The last strange voyage of Donald Crowhurst by Nicholas Tomalin
about the death of the British round the world yachtsmen Donald Crowhurst
in 1968.
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Christian de Chalonge and starring Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin is a French actor and filmmaker. He is occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Simonet was his father's name and Perrin his mother's.-Life and career:...
, Julie Christie
Julie Christie
Julie Frances Christie is a British actress. Born in British India to English parents, at the age of six Christie moved to England, where she attended boarding school....
and Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.-Biography :...
. The film was loosely based on the book The last strange voyage of Donald Crowhurst by Nicholas Tomalin
Nicholas Tomalin
Nicholas Osborne Tomalin was an English journalist and writer.Tomalin was the son of Miles Tomalin, a Communist poet and veteran of the Spanish Civil War. He studied English literature at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. As a student he was President of the Cambridge Union and editor of the prestigious...
about the death of the British round the world yachtsmen Donald Crowhurst
Donald Crowhurst
Donald Crowhurst was a British businessman and amateur sailor who died while competing in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a single-handed, round-the-world yacht race. Crowhurst had entered the race in hopes of winning a cash prize from The Sunday Times to aid his failing business...
in 1968.
Cast
- Jacques PerrinJacques PerrinJacques Perrin is a French actor and filmmaker. He is occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Simonet was his father's name and Perrin his mother's.-Life and career:...
... Julien Dantec - Julie ChristieJulie ChristieJulie Frances Christie is a British actress. Born in British India to English parents, at the age of six Christie moved to England, where she attended boarding school....
... Catherine Dantec - Michel SerraultMichel SerraultMichel Serrault was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.-Biography :...
... Sébastien Barral - Gila von WeitershausenGila von WeitershausenBaroness Gila von Weitershausen is a German actress. Born in Trebnitz, , Lower Silesia, Germany into an aristocratic family, she has three brothers and two sister and is the great-granddaughter of Georg Graf von Hertling....
... Emilie Dubuisson - Heinz WeissHeinz WeissHeinz Weiss was a German film actor.Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in Das Traumschiff....
... Joss - Jean Leuvrais ... Dorange
- François Perrot ... Le présentateur TV
- Christian Ferry ... Granville
- Bernard Lincot ... Janvier
- Eric Raphaël ... Denis Dantec
- Solena Morane ... Valérie Dantec
- Mohammed Jalloh ... Carlos
- Guy Parigot ... Gouarzin
- Sébastien Keran ... Jaouen
- René Dupré ... Pietro Corres