The Roaring Forties
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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.
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Cast
28 people
Jacques Perrin
Julien Dantec
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Donkey Skin
Julie Christie
Catherine Dantec
Known for
Finding Neverland
Fahrenheit 451
Christian de Chalonge
André G Brunelin
Michel Serrault
Sébastien Barral
Known for
La Cage aux Folles
Happiness Is in the Field
Perrine Pavie
Gila von Weitershausen
Emilie Dubuisson
Known for
Murmur of the Heart
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Heinz Weiss
Joss
Also in
The Great Escape
Peter the Great
Nicolas Tomalin
Jean Leuvrais
Dorange
Also in
The Party 2
Other People's Money
François Perrot
TV presenter
Known for
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
Inspector Blunder
Christian Ferry
Granville
Also in
Such a Pretty Little Beach
Christian de Chalonge Director · André G. Brunelin Writer Patrick Blossier Cinematographer
First release August 11, 1982 · Produced in Germany, France · Production Cinéma 7, Tele München
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Cinéma 7
Production
Tele München
Production
Cinema 7
Production
Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG)
Production
Germany · France
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Original title
Les 40èmes Rugissants
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 11, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
December 10, 1984 · TV · East Germany, DDR1 (as a 3 parts mini-series)
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