Atlantic Adventure
Cast & Crew
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Henri Beaudout
Marc Modena
Gaston Vanackere
José MartÃnez
Crew
Puce, A Cat
Guiton, A Cat
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
Boston opening: 25 Sep 1961
Production Company
Inter-TV Films
Distribution Company
Schoenfeld Film Distributing Corp.
Country
Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 2m
Synopsis
On 24 May 1956 Henri Beaudout, Marc Modena, Gaston Vanackere, José Martinez, and two cats set out from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on a 17- by 31-foot raft, L'Egaré II (The Lost One). Martinez falls ill and must be transferred to a Canadian trawler, but the others, determined to cross the Atlantic, remain at sea for 88 days. Having fought cold, hunger, sharks, exposure, and the unpredictable elements, they finally reach Falmouth, England, on 21 August, thus becoming the first men in history to achieve a west-to-east crossing of the Atlantic on a primitive raft.
Cast
Henri Beaudout
Marc Modena
Gaston Vanackere
José MartÃnez
Crew
Puce, A Cat
Guiton, A Cat
Fred Maness
Narrator
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
Boston opening: 25 Sep 1961
Production Company
Inter-TV Films
Distribution Company
Schoenfeld Film Distributing Corp.
Country
Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 2m
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Notes
Produced for Canadian television.
