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Champions (1984) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1984 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Irvin

Written By:
Bob Champion
Jonathan Powell

Actors:
John Hurt ..... Bob Champion
Gregory Jones ..... Peter
Mick Dillon ..... Snowy
Ann Bell ..... Valda Embiricos
Jan Francis ..... Jo
Peter Barkworth ..... Nick Embiricos
Edward Woodward ..... Josh Gifford
Ben Johnson ..... Burly Cocks
Kirstie Alley ..... Barbara
Alison Steadman ..... Mary Hussey
Jonathan Newth ..... Mr. Griffith Jones
Ceri Jackson ..... 1st Nurse
Francesca Brill ..... 2nd Nurse
Andrew Wilde ..... Graham
Judy Parfitt ..... Dr. Merrow

Synopsis:

John Hurt plays the British jockey Bob Champion in this true story of how Champion overcame cancer and the rigors of chemotherapy for an impressive personal and professional comeback. Just as Champion is in the middle of a vacation in Kentucky, he finds out he has cancer, and, like others before him, submits to the full, painful treatments of multiple injections and radiation, suffering as much or more from the cure as from the illness (these treatments are graphic). Gaunt and nauseous, Champion also endures realistic meetings with his doctors that hold forth no guarantee of a cure. His eventual remission leads to yet another grueling physical schedule to get him back into shape for the Grand National Steeplechase - a 30-fence, well-publicized race that offers difficult hurdles for both the horses and their jockeys.

The true story of Bob Champion, a British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than succumb to the disease, however, Bob stages a miraculous recovery and goes on to win the 1981 Grand National steeple chase on the horse Aldaniti.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 22 May, 2017.