Champions
1984 · Movie · PG · 114 min · ★ 6.6
Just as British jockey Bob Champion is in the middle of a vacation in Kentucky, he finds out he has cancer, and, like others beforehim, submits to the full, painful treatments of multiple injections and radiation, suffering as much or more from the cure as from the illness.
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-04-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 114 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (16 votes)
Themes
- horse
- racehorse
- biography
- cancer
- jockey
- horse racing
- grand national
- steeplechase race
- chemotherapy
Cast & crew
John Hurt
as Bob Champion
Jan Francis
as Jo Beswick
Edward Woodward
as Josh Gifford
Ben Johnson
as Burly Cocks
Kirstie Alley
as Barbara
Alison Steadman
as Mary Hussey
Judy Parfitt
as Dr. Merrow
Ann Bell
as Valda Embiricos
Peter Barkworth
as Nick Embiricos
- JN
Jonathan Newth
as Mr Griffin Jones
Directed by John Irvin