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The Mercy

The Mercy

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The Mercy

"Based on the true story"

2018

1h 42m

5.9(303 votes)

Drama

Adventure

Overview

In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Donald Crowhurst

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

Clare Crowhurst

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Rodney Hallworth

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Ronald Hall

Genevieve Gaunt

Genevieve Gaunt

'Miss Teignmouth'

Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey

Ian Wheeler

Andrew Buchan

Andrew Buchan

Ian Milburn

Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney

Sir Francis Chichester

Eleanor Stagg

Rachel Crowhurst

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Stanley Best

Creative team

Directed by: James Marsh
Written by: Scott Z. Burns
Produced by: Graham Broadbent
Scott Z. Burns

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