Champions (1984)

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Country: UK
Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance
Release: 1984-04-20
Director: John Irvin
Writers: Bob Champion , Jonathan Powell , Evan Jones
Language: English
Stars: John Hurt , Gregory Jones , Mick Dillon , Ann Bell , Jan Francis , Peter Barkworth , Edward Woodward , Ben Johnson (I) (1918–1996) , Kirstie Alley , Alison Steadman
Runtime: 106 min
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
AKA: Reto al destino (Spain) , Champions , Enquanto Existir Esperança (Brazil) , Bajnokok (Hungary) , Champions (India) , チャンピオンズ (Japan) , Champions (Australia) , Segraren (Sweden) , Campeones (Peru) , Champions (United Kingdom) , Os Campeões (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Champions (United States of America) , Mistrzowie (Poland) , Champions (Denmark) , Чемпионы , Sein größter Sieg , Taistelu huomisesta (Finland)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0085320