The Mercy
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.
- Genre: Drama, Adventure
- Studio: BBC Film, Blueprint Pictures, StudioCanal
- Keyword: england, inventor, yacht, based on true story, argentina, press agent, 1960s, circumnavigation, golden globe race, yachtsman, trimaran
- Cast: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss, Genevieve Gaunt, Jonathan Bailey