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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Brent Carver
Aaron Kornylo
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Katie Barlow
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John Ireland
Miles Kornylo
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Kate Reid
Clare Kornylo
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Carver
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Sara Botsford
Tricia
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George Hayman
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Peter Krantz
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John Trent Director · Keith Ross Leckie Screenplay Bill Boyle Story
First release July 21, 1979 · Produced in Canada · Production Crossbar Productions
Production
CBC
Production
Crossbar Productions
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Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · July 21, 1979
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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