The Malta Film Commission has announced the filming, in Malta, of a highly anticipated new feature film based on the true story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and his attempt to win the first Golden Globe around the world yacht race in 1968.

Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Colin Firth (Kingsman: The Secret Service, The King’s Speech, A Single Man), starring as Donald Crowhurst, is currently in Malta to film scenes from the movie.

The stellar support cast includes Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener, The Bourne Legacy, The Deep Blue Sea) as his wife Clare Crowhurst.

The film is being directed by the award-winning director James Marsh (The Theory of Everything, Man on Wire) and is being produced by Studio Canal, Blueprint Pictures and BBC Films.

The Commission said that this is the 5th major production to film in Malta this year with 2015 expected to be a record-breaking year for the film industry.

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