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1979TV Movie⏱️ 1h 18m
DramaSport
5.9
IMDB Rating
108 votes

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...

Director
John Trent
Writers
Bill Boyle, Keith Ross Leckie
Stars
Brent Carver, Kim Cattrall, John Ireland
Release Date
July 21, 1979
Language
English
Country
Canada
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Brent Carver
as Aaron Kornylo
Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall
as Katie Barlow
John Ireland
John Ireland
as Miles Kornylo
Kate Reid
Kate Reid
as Clare Kornylo
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Murray Westgate
as Carver
Sean Sullivan
Sean Sullivan
as Wallace
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Jan Muszynski
as Greg Dubois
Sara Botsford
Sara Botsford
as Tricia
Larry Reynolds
Larry Reynolds
as George Hayman
Tom Butler
Tom Butler
as Steve Catlow

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Crossbar Productions

🏷️ Keywords

track and fieldhigh jumpdisabled athleteathleteamputee

🎯 Categories

DramaSport

⭐ Featured Review

Good sport drama
by searchanddestroy-12019-01-13
7/10

"This is the perfect example of drama destined to home audiences and which mission is to bring tears to audiences eyes. I have already seen plenty of this kind of schèmes but it was concerning skiing or running, or even swimming; not jumping. it looks like an actual story. Maybe it is after all, I did not check. The other purpose is to give hope to one's life...."

📖 Synopsis

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...