The Roaring Forties

2h 12min

Adventure

Julien is an electronics professional who is down on his luck when he decides to enter an international sailboat race. He is led astray from his original good intentions by a low-life press agent who convinces him it would be well worth his while to win the race by illegal maneuvering. As he sets off, flashbacks tell how he came to be on the sailboat; later he has long monologues -- several of them, and in-between he occasionally battles to stay afloat on an uncooperative sea.

Production Companies

TF1 Films Production

Cinéma 7

Tele München

Cast

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Julien Dantec
Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Catherine Dantec
Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Sébastien Barral
Gila von Weitershausen

Gila von Weitershausen

Emilie Dubuisson
François Perrot

François Perrot

TV presenter
Eric Raphaël

Eric Raphaël

Denis Dantec
Solena Morane

Solena Morane

Valérie Dantec
Guy Parigot

Guy Parigot

Gouarzin
René Dupré

René Dupré

Pietro Corres
André G. Brunelin

André G. Brunelin

Race commissioner
Pol Le Guen

Pol Le Guen

Journalist
Sylvain Gree

Sylvain Gree

Journalist
Maurice Vallier

Maurice Vallier

Journalist

Release date

11th Aug 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français