The Mercy
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The Mercy is a 2017 British biographical drama film about amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst’s ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe, directed by James Marsh and starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mercy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9114068 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mercy Context triple: [Mark Tildesley, notableWork, The Mercy]
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A.
At the Mercy
"At the Mercy" is a reflective, piano-driven song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album *Chaos and Creation in the Backyard*.
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B.
Pillar of Mercy
The Pillar of Mercy is one of the three central columns in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, representing expansion, compassion, and benevolent divine energy.
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C.
Gate of Mercy
Gate of Mercy is an ancient sealed entrance in Jerusalem’s Old City walls, traditionally associated with messianic and religious significance in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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D.
Rich in Mercy
Rich in Mercy is the English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1980 encyclical Dives in Misericordia, which reflects on the centrality of God’s mercy in Christian life and theology.
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E.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mercy Target entity description: The Mercy is a 2017 British biographical drama film about amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst’s ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe, directed by James Marsh and starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz.
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A.
At the Mercy
"At the Mercy" is a reflective, piano-driven song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album *Chaos and Creation in the Backyard*.
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B.
Pillar of Mercy
The Pillar of Mercy is one of the three central columns in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, representing expansion, compassion, and benevolent divine energy.
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C.
Gate of Mercy
Gate of Mercy is an ancient sealed entrance in Jerusalem’s Old City walls, traditionally associated with messianic and religious significance in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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D.
Rich in Mercy
Rich in Mercy is the English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1980 encyclical Dives in Misericordia, which reflects on the centrality of God’s mercy in Christian life and theology.
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E.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Donald Crowhurst ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Eric Gautier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | James Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Lionsgate (UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
StudioCanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Jinx Godfrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Una Ní Dhonghaíle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teignmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ sailing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Colin Firth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rachel Weisz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Donald Crowhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jóhann Jóhannsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Teignmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Clare Crowhurst
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donald Crowhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Graham Broadbent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pete Czernin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Blueprint Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2018-02-09 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2018-02-09 (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Scott Z. Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1968
ⓘ
1969 ⓘ |
| starring |
Colin Firth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rachel Weisz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Sunday Times Golden Globe Race
NERFINISHED
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single-handed non-stop circumnavigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mercy Description of subject: The Mercy is a 2017 British biographical drama film about amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst’s ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe, directed by James Marsh and starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz.
Referenced by (2)
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