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The Mercy

United Kingdom

PG-13
2018-02-09(GB)
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Drama,
Adventure
▪ 1h-42m

59^%

User
Score

Based on the true story

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.

James MarshDirector
Scott Z. BurnsWriter
Scott Z. BurnsProducer
Jóhann JóhannssonOriginal Music Composer
Peter CzerninProducer
Jacques PerrinProducer

Top Billed 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

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A review by Peter McGinn

6.0

Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-06-23

I like Colin First enough to cut his films some slack sometimes, and this is one of those times. I thought the movie was entertaining overall, and well acted. At the same time I had a couple of problems with it. One was that I found the family flashbacks while he was at sea to be distracting. It wasn’t a big thing, but...

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