The Mercy

Name: The Mercy
Director: James Marsh
Released: 2018-02-09T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 5.9

2018 · TMDB 5.9

Directed by James Marsh

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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The true story of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor who entered the 1968 Golden Globe Race and faked his position, leading to psychological collapse.

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Director · James Marsh Producer · Graham Broadbent Producer · Scott Z. Burns Producer · Peter Czernin Producer · Nicolas Mauvernay Producer · Jacques Perrin Writer · Scott Z. Burns Cinematography · Éric Gautier Composer · Jóhann Jóhannsson Editor · Jinx Godfrey Editor · Joan Sobel

Runtime: 102 min
Released: 2018-02-09
Studio: BBC Film
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
TMDB score: 5.9

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The true story of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor who entered the 1968 Golden Globe Race and faked his position, leading to psychological collapse.