The Mercy

The Mercy

102 mins | Drama, Adventure | Feb. 9, 2018

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.

The Mercy

102 mins | Drama, Adventure | Feb. 9, 2018

The Mercy
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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers BBC Films, Blueprint Pictures, StudioCanal
Original title The Mercy
Directors Harriet Worth, Ben Quirk, Deborah Saban, Julia Chiavetta, James Marsh
Writers Scott Z. Burns

Cast

Colin Firth

as Donald Crowhurst

Rachel Weisz

as Clare Crowhurst

David Thewlis

as Rodney Hallworth

Mark Gatiss

as Ronald Hall

Genevieve Gaunt

as 'Miss Teignmouth'

Jonathan Bailey

as Ian Wheeler

Andrew Buchan

as Ian Milburn

Simon McBurney

as Sir Francis Chichester

Eleanor Stagg

as Rachel Crowhurst

Ken Stott

as Stanley Best

Finn Elliot

as James Crowhurst

Kit Connor

as Simon Crowhurst

Oliver Maltman

as Dennis Herbstein

Sam Hoare

as Mr. Hughes

Avye Leventis

as Mrs. Hughes

Anna Madeley

as Sara Milburn

Adrian Schiller

as Mr. Elliot

Simon Chandler

as Sidney Rawle

Alexia Traverse-Healy

as Françoise Moitessier

Dorothy Atkinson

as Eve Tetley

Sebastian Armesto

as Nelson Messina

Martin Marquez

as Franchessi

Mark Davison

as Band Leader

Bruce Mackinnon

as Barman

Richard Teverson

as BBC Interviewer

Kerry Godliman

as 'Bear and Swan' Landlady

Laurence Spellman

as Benefits Officer

Greg Hicks

as Captain Box

Richard Blaine

as Chamber Member

Geoff Bladon

as Mayor of Teignmouth

Maynard Crowe

as Portishead Messenger

Paul Thornley

as Portishead Operator

Stuart Davidson

as Press Photographer

Robert Elphick

as Reporter

Tim Downie

as Style Editor

Ray Burnet

as George

Zara Prassinot

as Waterskiing Girl