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Jim Sheridan to Direct ‘The Great Storm’ based on 1979 Fastnet Yacht Race Tragedy
09 Jul 2013 : By Kevin Cronin
Jim Sheridan's 'The Great Storm' given provisional offer of commitment by Irish Film Board.
Jim Sheridan’s next film ‘The Great Storm’, which he will write and direct, will focus on the 1979 Fastnet Yacht Race tragedy and survivor Nick Ward’s account, ‘Left for Dead’, about the sea disaster that claimed 15 lives.

Sheridan’s production company Hell’s Kitchen was granted a ‘provisional offer of commitment’ by the Irish Film Board under their development funding decisions which were announced last week.

Nick Ward’s book tells the story of his experiences onboard the Grimalkin when a gale force 11 storm forced 24 crews to abandon ship near Fastnet rock, the most southerly point of Ireland.

For 13 hours and with a broken leg, Ward was left hanging onto the boat and his unconscious crewmate Gerry Winks - who eventually died in his arms.

The ship’s skipper David Sheahan also died when knocked overboard.

Ward was rescued by helicopter and later co-wrote 'Left for Dead' with filmmaker Sinéad O’Brien.

Jim Sheridan’s most recent films were ‘Dream House’; Golden Globe-nominated ‘Brothers’; and the 50 Cent biopic ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’.

He has also signed on to direct World War II baseball drama ‘Playing with the Enemy’, the true story of an American baseball player, Gene Moore, who taught German prisoners of war in Louisiana to play baseball during their imprisonment.

He will also shoot ‘Sheriff Street’ in Dublin, produced by New Myth Entertainment - inspired by his own upbringing growing up on the titular street in the 1960s.



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