The Mercy (2018)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $18,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,536,348.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.3 |
Directed By
James Marsh
Crew
Scott Z. Burns
James Marsh
Peter Czernin
Jinx Godfrey
Graham Broadbent
Nicolas Mauvernay
Scott Z. Burns
Jacques Perrin
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Éric Gautier
Dan MacRae
Jon Henson
Ben Knight
Jonny Persey
Justin Warburton-Brown
Lucy Bevan
Robert Wischhusen-Hayes
Tom Cochrane
Diarmuid McKeown
Caroline Hewitt
Karl Probert
Joan Sobel
Olivia Scott-Webb
Elo Soode
Alexander Bellizia
Jim Philpott
Jerry Ramsbottom
Ben Quirk
Alex King
Marese Langan
Andrew Munro
Dan Marsden
Louise Begbie
Danny Hambrook
Richard Tyson
Alistair Hopkins
Deborah Saban
Harriet Worth
Dan Maslen
Karina Hansford
Daniel Rawlins
Dai Hopkins
Anna Reynolds
Johnnie Burn
Joe Mount
Adrian Mulville
Louise Stjernsward
Paul Hanks
Simon Trundle
Woody Gregson
Claudia Stolze
Adam McCreight
Richard Jakes
Andrew Stirk
Edd Gamlin
Danny Miller
Dina Eaton
Mario Mangion
Mark Clayton
Alistair King
Henry Landgrebe
Rob Seager
Elo Soode
Simon Carroll
Nick Chopping
Mario Demanuele
Matt Biffa
Adam Hughes
Neal Champion
Nathan Mann
Phillip Barrett
James Summers
Julia Chiavetta
Emma Faulkes
Marese Langan
Christine Walmesley-Cotham
Dan Crandon
Tom Harrison
Barny Crocker
Bojana Dimitrovska
Cass Marks
Dean Rogers
Warren Brimmer
Aerial Malta
Hannah Walter
Nadine Pecorella
Simon Finney
TOP 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
Oliver Maltman
Dennis Herbstein
Sam Hoare
Mr. Hughes
Avye Leventis
Mrs. Hughes
Anna Madeley
Sara Milburn
Adrian Schiller
Mr. Elliot
Simon Chandler
Sidney Rawle
Alexia Traverse-Healy
Françoise Moitessier
Dorothy Atkinson
Eve Tetley
Sebastian Armesto
Nelson Messina
Martin Marquez
Franchessi
Mark Davison
Band Leader
Bruce Mackinnon
Barman
Richard Teverson
BBC Interviewer
Kerry Godliman
'Bear and Swan' Landlady
Laurence Spellman
Benefits Officer
Greg Hicks
Captain Box
Richard Blaine
Chamber Member
Geoff Bladon
Mayor of Teignmouth
Maynard Crowe
Portishead Messenger
Paul Thornley
Portishead Operator
Stuart Davidson
Press Photographer
Robert Elphick
Reporter
Tim Downie
Style Editor
Ray Burnet
George
Zara Prassinot
Waterskiing Girl
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