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The Mercy (2018)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
James Marsh
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    Donald Crowhurst Colin Firth
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    Clare Crowhurst Rachel Weisz
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    Rodney Hallworth David Thewlis
  • Profile picture of Mark Gatiss
    Ronald Hall Mark Gatiss
  • Profile picture of Genevieve Gaunt
    'Miss Teignmouth' Genevieve Gaunt
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    Ian Wheeler Jonathan Bailey
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    Ian Milburn Andrew Buchan
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    Sir Francis Chichester Simon McBurney

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  • golden globe race
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