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.
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Cast
37 people
Colin Firth
Donald Crowhurst
Known for
Kingsman: The Secret Service
The King's Speech
Rachel Weisz
Clare Crowhurst
Known for
The Mummy
Constantine
David Thewlis
Rodney Hallworth
Known for
Wonder Woman
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Mark Gatiss
Ronald Hall
Known for
Sherlock
Taboo
Genevieve Gaunt
'Miss Teignmouth'
Known for
The Royals
Lost in Austen
Jonathan Bailey
Ian Wheeler
Known for
Bridgerton
Broadchurch
Andrew Buchan
Ian Milburn
Known for
Broadchurch
Carnival Row
Simon McBurney
Sir Francis Chichester
Known for
Carnival Row
The Theory of Everything
Eleanor Stagg
Rachel Crowhurst
Also in
Macbeth
Ken Stott
Stanley Best
Known for
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
One Day
Finn Elliot
James Crowhurst
Known for
The Last Kingdom
Kit Connor
Simon Crowhurst
Known for
His Dark Materials
Heartstopper
James Marsh Director · Scott Z. Burns Writer Jóhann Jóhannsson Composer
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $18M · United States release November 30, 2018
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,536,348
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
Blueprint Pictures
Production
StudioCanal UK
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Deep Water
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · November 28, 2017
Premiere · BAFTA New York Member Screening
United States · November 30, 2018
Theatrical
Austria
March 30, 2018 · Digital
France
March 7, 2018 · Theatrical
Germany
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 10, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
April 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
January 11, 2019 · Digital
Lithuania
February 23, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 5, 2018 · Theatrical
November 29, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Poland
June 29, 2018 · Digital
Portugal
March 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
March 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovakia
September 9, 2020 · TV · JOJ
July 31, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
Spain
September 7, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
August 27, 2018 · Physical · DVD / BD
Taiwan
April 20, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 5, 2017 · Premiere · BAFTA Glasgow Screening
December 7, 2017 · Premiere · BAFTA Edinburgh Screening
February 9, 2018 · Theatrical
June 6, 2018 · Physical
December 11, 2020 · TV · BBC Two
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