The Mercy
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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1 win total
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"Based on the true story"
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Budget
$18,000,000
Revenue
$4,536,348
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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
Ken Stott
Stanley Best
Finn Elliot
James Crowhurst
Kit Connor
Simon Crowhurst
Crew
James Marsh
Director
Directing
Scott Z. Burns
Writer
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
Original Music Composer
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Graham Broadbent
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Scott Z. Burns
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Peter Czernin
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Nicolas Mauvernay
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Jacques Perrin
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Éric Gautier
Director of Photography
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Dan MacRae
Executive Producer
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Diarmuid McKeown
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Jonny Persey
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