The Mercy (2018)

02/09/2018 (GB) • 1h 42m

Drama, Adventure

Based on the true story

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.

Top Billed Cast

Colin Firth

Donald Crowhurst

Rachel Weisz

Clare Crowhurst

David Thewlis

Rodney Hallworth

Mark Gatiss

Ronald Hall

Genevieve Gaunt

'Miss Teignmouth'

Jonathan Bailey

Ian Wheeler

Andrew Buchan

Ian Milburn

Simon McBurney

Sir Francis Chichester

Eleanor Stagg

Rachel Crowhurst


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$18,000,000.00

Revenue

$4,536,348.00

Keywords

england

inventor

yacht

based on true story

argentina

press agent

1960s

circumnavigation

golden globe race

yachtsman

trimaran

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