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LOST AT SEA

High-seas survival adventure in a lifeboat, based on a true story and a controversial naval murder trial. As a disabled cruise ship is evacuated, one of its lifeboats is hopelessly lost at sea -- in the path of an oncoming storm. A junior officer, acting as captain, faces a moral dilemma when he realizes there are too many people in the boat to survive the storm: he must play God and decide who goes overboard to die, in order to save the majority of passengers.

Script Excerpt
Written by:
Format:
Screenplay
Budget:
Mid
Starring Roles For:
a young Patrick Swayze
Aaron Eckhart
Ben Affleck
In the Vein Of:
A Perfect Storm
Lifeboat
Abandon Ship!
Posted:
09/04/2009
Updated:
04/11/2025
Author Bio:
ANTON DIETHER is the writer of the Hallmark TV miniseries Moby Dick, the highest-rated long-form show in basic cable history, nominated for five Emmys and two Golden Globe Awards; ABC-TV miniseries Cleopatra; Hallmark miniseries Stranded. Anton developed Beauty and the Beast for Fox, Life Without Father and Land of Oz for Disney, Gold Fever for Phoenix Pictures, Operation Greylord for Showtime, Lost At Sea for TNT, Skyhanger for RHI Entertainment, The Revolt for Revolt Prods.

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