The Mercy (2018)
The incredible story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and his solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
Primary Title
- The Mercy
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 12 January 2020
Release Year
- 2018
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 120:00
Channel
- Choice TV
Broadcaster
- Top TV Limited
Programme Description
- The incredible story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and his solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Single-handed sailing--Drama
- Voyages around the world--Drama
- Crowhurst, Donald, 1932-1969--Travel--Drama
Genres
- Adventure
- Biography
- Drama
Contributors
- James Marsh (Director)
- Scott Z. Burns (Writer)
- Colin Firth (Actor)
- Rachel Weisz (Actor)
- David Thewlis (Actor)
- Anna Madeley (Actor)
- Blueprint Pictures (Production Unit)
- BBC Films (Production Unit)
- Eleanor Stagg (Actor)
- Oliver Maltman (Actor)
- Mark Gatiss (Actor)
- Simon McBurney (Actor)
- Graham Broadbent (Producer)
- Peter Czernin (Producer)
- Scott Z. Burns (Producer)
- Nicolas Mauvernay (Producer)
- Jacques Perrin (Producer)
- Rutger Hoedemaekers (Composer)
- Jóhann Jóhannsson (Composer)
- Eric Gautier (Director of Photography)
- Peter Francis (Production Designer)
- Jon Henson (Production Designer)
- Jinx Godfrey (Editor)
- Joan Sobel (Editor)
Subjects
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Single-handed sailing--Drama
- Voyages around the world--Drama
- Crowhurst, Donald, 1932-1969--Travel--Drama