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The story of an Olympic high jumper, played by Brent Carver, who loses his leg and yet doggedly persists in his pursuit of athletic glory. Released a year before Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, this made-for-Canadian-TV movie, which also stars Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall, has been described as a tear-jerker.

1h 18m1979TMDb 5.5

DramaTV Movie

English

Crew and Cast

John TrentDirectorBrent CarverBrent CarverAaron KornyloKim CattrallKim CattrallKatie BarlowJohn IrelandJohn IrelandMiles KornyloKate ReidKate ReidClare KornyloMurray WestgateMurray WestgateCarver
Sean SullivanWallace
Jan MuszyńskiGreg DuboisSara BotsfordSara BotsfordTricia
Larry ReynoldsGeorge HaymanTom ButlerTom ButlerSteve Catlow
Steve PernieRainfeld
Peter KrantzLangely
Lynn SpenceCarol Coates
Deborah KipIngramMyron NatwickMyron NatwickSmith

Storyline

The story of an Olympic high jumper, played by Brent Carver, who loses his leg and yet doggedly persists in his pursuit of athletic glory. Released a year before Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, this made-for-Canadian-TV movie, which also stars Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall, has been described as a tear-jerker.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
21 July 1979
Runtime
1h 18m
TMDB score
5.5 / 10 (6 votes)

Production

Director
John Trent
Writers
Keith Ross Leckie, Bill Boyle
Studios
CBC, Crossbar Productions
Countries
Canada

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English