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The Wastrel

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Duncan Bell (Van Heflin) is a wealthy man who sets out to sail around the globe with his son. Traveling in Bell's yacht, the two ambitious sailors face a perilous situation when an accident causes the boat to explode, throwing them both into the sea, with only debris to keep them afloat. While they drift on the ocean, Bell thinks back on his troubled life, particularly on how his alcohol problem has damaged his relationship with his wife, Liana (Ellie Lambeti).

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Isabel Quigly The Spectator The story is preposterous, the script raises giggles every few minutes, the acting is inept to the point of farce and the film has every technical cliché in the book. Jul 16, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Duncan Bell (Van Heflin) is a wealthy man who sets out to sail around the globe with his son. Traveling in Bell's yacht, the two ambitious sailors face a perilous situation when an accident causes the boat to explode, throwing them both into the sea, with only debris to keep them afloat. While they drift on the ocean, Bell thinks back on his troubled life, particularly on how his alcohol problem has damaged his relationship with his wife, Liana (Ellie Lambeti).
Director
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Producer
Angelo Ferrara
Screenwriter
Mihalis Kakogiannis, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 24m