Colin Firth to play Donald Crowhurst!

[Halcyon Yachts]

I am excited already... I hope they do the story justice. It could be a fantastic film!

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/28/colin-firth-biopic-donald-crowhurst-james-marsh

Pete

 

[Twister_Ken]

I bet Colin Firth wins.

 

[AndrewfromFal]

I am excited already... I hope they do the story justice. It could be a fantastic film!

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/28/colin-firth-biopic-donald-crowhurst-james-marsh

Pete

I'll be intrigued to see how they handle the last few weeks of his life, when his detachment was total and he believed he was on a metaphysical journey through the universe.

 

[Elessar]

I am excited already... I hope they do the story justice. It could be a fantastic film!

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/28/colin-firth-biopic-donald-crowhurst-james-marsh

Pete

+1 as long as they dont hollywood-ise it

 

[doris]

+1 as long as they dont hollywood-ise it

In your dreams mate!

 

[RichardS]

I am excited already... I hope they do the story justice. It could be a fantastic film!

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/28/colin-firth-biopic-donald-crowhurst-james-marsh

Pete

That is a film I will watch as I have always felt sorry for Donald Crowhurst, an inexperienced sailor with a dream which turned into a nightmare. At some stage and to some degree, that might have applied to many of us on this forum.

A few years ago you could zoom in on Google Earth (other mapping apps are available) and see the remains of Teignmouth Electron sitting forlornly on the upper beach on Cayman Brac. I think the boat has almost disintegrated now but might still be visible depending upon when the mapping was done. Very sad.

Richard

 

[l'escargot]

I think it's pretty much gone now: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...Z9hngP8&f=q&geocode&ie=UTF8&t=h&oe=UTF8&msa=0

 

[7htas]

That's the issue with things like the crowhurst incident. . . Get the wrong director and it could really be terrible.

I will watch it when it's made.

 

[Rhyddid]

I am excited already... I hope they do the story justice. It could be a fantastic film!

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/28/colin-firth-biopic-donald-crowhurst-james-marsh

Pete

I too hope they do justice to this biopic. I have my doubts but I have always been a "half glass full" type of guy........ Will RKJ play himself? :encouragement:

 

[tcm]

In order to stay true to the original story, the film will be in fact be a stitiched-together montage of bits of other Colin Firth films interspersed with some random footage of the southern ocean.

 

[Eyore]

I think it's pretty much gone now: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...Z9hngP8&f=q&geocode&ie=UTF8&t=h&oe=UTF8&msa=0

Remarkable that it lasted as long as it did.

 

[Hambler Rambler]

Just found this: http://panexplore.com/teignmouthelectron/

Seems like it's been a bit vandalised since Deep Water was made (I remember the end of the film contains some footage of the wreck looking quite complete)

 

[Rhyddid]

In order to stay true to the original story, the film will be in fact be a stitiched-together montage of bits of other Colin Firth films interspersed with some random footage of the southern ocean.

Well as long it's done with a stiff upper lip........

 

[Eyore]

Well as long it's done with a stiff upper lip........

............................that may tremble a bit at the end.

 

[Daedelus]

He may well have gone a little bit at the end but his analysis of systems theory was incredibly good.

 

[AndrewfromFal]

He may well have gone a little bit at the end but his analysis of systems theory was incredibly good.

Can you elaborate on that? - I'm intrigued, - do you mean the stuff in the log book, or other work prior to his 'going a little bit'?

 

[jordanbasset]

I am excited already... I hope they do the story justice. It could be a fantastic film!

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/28/colin-firth-biopic-donald-crowhurst-james-marsh

Pete

Also looking forward to that, little bit of a distraction but have only just realised how much Donald Crowhust looked like Robert Shaw

 

[longjohnsilver]

I knew DCs son quite well back in the 80s without realising that his father was DC. I hope the film remains true to the reality of what happened. RKJ came out of it extremely well.

 

[Rhyddid]

I knew DCs son quite well back in the 80s without realising that his father was DC. I hope the film remains true to the reality of what happened. RKJ came out of it extremely well.

And so RKJ should...... so I believe. He gave away the prize which is the equivalent of 2 houses in present prize money.....

 

[longjohnsilver]

And so RKJ should...... so I believe. View attachment 48907

Sorry if I'm being thick, but I don't understand what you're trying to say.

PS great pic of the storms last year, I can see why the buildings on the pier suffered so much damage.