
The World's Fastest Indian(2005)
The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.


“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.

Colin Firth
Donald Crowhurst

Rachel Weisz
Clare Crowhurst

David Thewlis
Rodney Hallworth

Mark Gatiss
Ronald Hall

Genevieve Gaunt
'Miss Teignmouth'

Jonathan Bailey
Ian Wheeler

Andrew Buchan
Ian Milburn

Simon McBurney
Sir Francis Chichester
Eleanor Stagg
Rachel Crowhurst

Ken Stott
Stanley Best
The Mercy is a drama, adventure film released in 2018 exploring themes of england, inventor, based on true story, argentina, press agent, 1960s. Directed by James Marsh, it stars Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis. 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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