Directed by James Marsh, the film is based on the true story of Donald Crowhurst's disastrous attempt to become the
first person in history to single - handedly circumnavigate the
globe without stopping while competing in the 1968 Sunday Times
Golden Globe Race.
Following his Academy Award ® winning film The Theory of Everything, James Marsh directs the incredible true story of Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth, The King's Speech, Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Railway Man), an amateur sailor who competed in the 1968 Sunday Times
Golden Globe Race in the hope of becoming the
first person in history to single - handedly circumnavigate the
globe without stopping.