Ann Bell, Ben Johnson, Cristo Andrew

The true story of Bob Champion (John Hurt), 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 recov...( read more  read more... )ery and goes on to win the 1981 Grand National steeple chase on the horse Aldaniti.

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Directed by: John Irvin, Peter Gathings

Release Date: June 1, 1998

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DVD Release Date: May 29, 2007

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  • July 9, 2007
    This is about the best autobiographical movie I have ever seen. A stunning performance from Bob Champion and areal story of guts, determination and love.
    A five star rating on this one doesn't do it justice

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