The Roaring Forties

Overview

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.

Directed by Christian de Chalonge

Top cast

Jacques Perrin

Julien Dantec

Julie Christie

Catherine Dantec

Michel Serrault

Sébastien Barral

Gila von Weitershausen

Emilie Dubuisson

Heinz Weiss

Joss

Jean Leuvrais

Dorange

François Perrot

TV presenter

C

Christian Ferry

Granville

Bernard Lincot

Janvier

E

Eric Raphaël

Denis Dantec

S

Solena Morane

Valérie Dantec

M

Mohammed Jalloh

Carlos

G

Guy Parigot

Gouarzin

S

Sébastien Keran

Jaouen

René Dupré

Pietro Corres

André G. Brunelin

Race commissioner

S

Serge Feuillet

Treguier

J

Jean Le Hir

Guégan

M

Michel Jestin

Gillou

F

Françoise de Chalonge

Anne Guillou

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