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Champions

1983, Movie, PG, 115 mins

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In 1979 Bob Champion (Hurt), one of England's most successful jockeys, is diagnosed as having cancer and is given only eight months to live. Through chemotherapy and extraordinary will power, however, he conquers the disease and makes a victorious comeback, winning the 1981 Grand National Steeplechase. Hollywood hokum, right? Wrong. True story and an involving, well-performed film. Although overly dependent on the standard slow-motion treatment, the race footage gives a good... read more leave a comment
Year: 1983
Rated PG

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John Hurt: Bob Champion
Gregory Jones: Peter
Mick Dillon: Snowy
Ann Bell: Valda Embiricos
Jan Francis: Jo
Peter Barkworth: Nick Embiricos

 

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