The Mercy (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.
Director: James Marsh
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Colin Firth as Donald Crowhurst |
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Rachel Weisz as Clare Crowhurst |
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David Thewlis as Rodney Hallworth |
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Mark Gatiss as Ronald Hall |
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Genevieve Gaunt as 'Miss Teignmouth' |
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Jonathan Bailey as Ian Wheeler |
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Andrew Buchan as Ian Milburn |
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Simon McBurney as Sir Francis Chichester |
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Eleanor Stagg as Rachel Crowhurst |
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Ken Stott as Stanley Best |
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Finn Elliot as James Crowhurst |
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Kit Connor as Simon Crowhurst |
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Oliver Maltman as Dennis Herbstein |
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Sam Hoare as Mr. Hughes |
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Avye Leventis as Mrs. Hughes |
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Anna Madeley as Sara Milburn |
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Adrian Schiller as Mr. Elliot |
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Simon Chandler as Sidney Rawle |
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Alexia Traverse-Healy as Françoise Moitessier |
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Dorothy Atkinson as Eve Tetley |
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Sebastian Armesto as Nelson Messina |
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Martin Marquez as Franchessi |
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Mark Davison as Band Leader |
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Bruce Mackinnon as Barman |
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Richard Teverson as BBC Interviewer |
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Kerry Godliman as 'Bear and Swan' Landlady |
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Laurence Spellman as Benefits Officer |
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Greg Hicks as Captain Box |
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Richard Blaine as Chamber Member |
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Geoff Bladon as Mayor of Teignmouth |
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Maynard Crowe as Portishead Messenger |
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Paul Thornley as Portishead Operator |
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Stuart Davidson as Press Photographer |
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Robert Elphick as Reporter |
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Tim Downie as Style Editor |
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Ray Burnet as George |
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Zara Prassinot as Waterskiing Girl |
| Writing | Scott Z. Burns | Writer |
| Directing | James Marsh | Director |
| Production | Peter Czernin | Producer |
| Editing | Jinx Godfrey | Editor |
| Production | Graham Broadbent | Producer |
| Production | Nicolas Mauvernay | Producer |
| Production | Scott Z. Burns | Producer |
| Production | Jacques Perrin | Producer |
| Sound | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Éric Gautier | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dan MacRae | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jon Henson | Production Design |
| Production | Ben Knight | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jonny Persey | Executive Producer |
| Art | Justin Warburton-Brown | Art Direction |
| Production | Lucy Bevan | Casting |
| Art | Robert Wischhusen-Hayes | Set Decoration |
| Art | Tom Cochrane | Art Direction |
| Production | Diarmuid McKeown | Executive Producer |
| Production | Caroline Hewitt | Co-Producer |
| Art | Karl Probert | Art Direction |
| Editing | Joan Sobel | Editor |
| Production | Olivia Scott-Webb | Casting |
| Art | Elo Soode | Conceptual Design |
| Sound | Alexander Bellizia | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Jim Philpott | Grip |
| Editing | Jerry Ramsbottom | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Ben Quirk | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alex King | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marese Langan | Hair Designer |
| Art | Andrew Munro | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Dan Marsden | Construction Manager |
| Art | Louise Begbie | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Danny Hambrook | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Richard Tyson | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Alistair Hopkins | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Deborah Saban | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Harriet Worth | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Dan Maslen | Storyboard Artist |
| Production | Karina Hansford | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Daniel Rawlins | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Dai Hopkins | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Reynolds | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Johnnie Burn | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Joe Mount | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Adrian Mulville | Stunt Double |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Stjernsward | Costume Design |
| Sound | Paul Hanks | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Simon Trundle | Foley Mixer |
| Camera | Woody Gregson | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Stolze | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Adam McCreight | Property Master |
| Camera | Richard Jakes | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Andrew Stirk | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Edd Gamlin | Visual Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dina Eaton | Music Editor |
| Crew | Mario Mangion | Set Medic |
| Lighting | Mark Clayton | Gaffer |
| Camera | Alistair King | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Henry Landgrebe | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Rob Seager | Production Accountant |
| Art | Elo Soode | Concept Artist |
| Sound | Simon Carroll | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Nick Chopping | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Mario Demanuele | Drone Pilot |
| Sound | Matt Biffa | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Adam Hughes | Production Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Neal Champion | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Nathan Mann | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Phillip Barrett | Foley Supervisor |
| Lighting | James Summers | Rigging Gaffer |
| Directing | Julia Chiavetta | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Faulkes | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marese Langan | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Walmesley-Cotham | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Dan Crandon | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Tom Harrison | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Barny Crocker | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Production | Bojana Dimitrovska | Production Secretary |
| Production | Cass Marks | Production Manager |
| Camera | Dean Rogers | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Warren Brimmer | Drone Operator |
| Camera | Aerial Malta | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Walter | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Nadine Pecorella | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Simon Finney | "B" Camera Operator |
| Directing | Tom Edmondson | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Danny Miller | First Assistant Editor |