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The Roaring Forties is a french film of genre Adventure directed by Christian de Chalonge with Jacques Perrin
The Roaring Forties (1982)
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Add to a movie listThe Roaring Forties (French: Les quarantièmes rugissants) 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 Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst by Nicholas Tomalin about the death of the British round the world yachtsman Donald Crowhurst in 1968.
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Ingénieur électronicien spécialisé dans l'équipement maritime, Julien Dantec apprend qu'un grand quotidien organise une course de navigateurs en solitaire, autour du monde et sans escale. Il propose à Janvier, grand favori de la course, d'équiper son bateau d'une de ses inventions - un correcteur de cap. Mais Janvier refuse, et Dantec, très déçu, décide de relever lui-même le défi : il participera à cette compétition. Pour trouver le financement et construire son bateau, Dantec est aidé par un certain Barral, journaliste qui lui propose d'être son agent à terre et d'organiser l'aspect « relations publiques » de cette vaste entreprise. Dantec, cependant, prend un mauvais départ, son embarcation posant des problèmes jusqu'à la dernière minute.Actors
Jacques Perrin
(Julien Dantec)
Julie Christie
(Catherine Dantec)
Michel Serrault
(Sébastien Barral)
Robin Renucci
(Daix)
Heinz Weiss
(Joss)
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