The Mercy
- 2017
- UK
- 1h 41min
- Directed by: James Marsh
- Cast: Rachel Weisz, Colin Firth, David Thewlis
- UK release: 9 February 2018
The true story of Donald Crowhurst (Firth), a weekend sailor who persuaded an investor to build him a yacht so that he could enter a round-the-world yacht race, with disastrous consequences. Firth does brave and moving work as Crowhurst falls apart under the stress, but the conclusion is unconvincing.
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The Mercy
5 Feb 2018
Colin Firth does brave, moving work as sailor Donald Crowhurst in a somewhat successful biopic
Colin Firth is showstopping in the story of Donald Crowhurst's infamous 1968 attempt to sail solo around the world. Driven by the substantial prize money and fame attached to the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and inspired by Sir Francis Chichester's…
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