MOVIE
The Mercy
“Based on the true story”
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.
Release / first air2018-02-09
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Adventure
DirectorJames Marsh
WriterScott Z. Burns
Budget$18,000,000
Revenue$4,536,348
ProductionBBC Film, Blueprint Pictures
Cast & Crew
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Colin FirthDonald Crowhurst
Rachel WeiszClare Crowhurst
David ThewlisRodney Hallworth
Mark GatissRonald Hall
Genevieve Gaunt'Miss Teignmouth'
Jonathan BaileyIan Wheeler
Andrew BuchanIan Milburn
Simon McBurneySir Francis Chichester
Eleanor StaggRachel Crowhurst
Ken StottStanley BestKeywords
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