Champions

1984

Champions (1984)

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John Hurt plays the British jockey Bob Champion in this true story of how Champion overcame cancer and the rigors of chemotherapy for an impressive personal and professional comeback. Just as Champion is in the middle of a vacation in Kentucky, he finds out he has cancer, and, like others before him, submits to the full, painful treatments of multiple injections and radiation, suffering as much or more from the cure as from the illness (these treatments are graphic). Gaunt and nauseous, Champion also endures realistic meetings with his doctors that hold forth no guarantee of a cure. His eventual remission leads to yet another grueling physical schedule to get him back into shape for the Grand National Steeplechase -- a 30-fence, well-publicized race that offers difficult hurdles for both the horses and their jockeys. If the 115-minutes running time of this film were cut in places, it would create a better, trim and slim, fast-paced telling of an even more focused tale.

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Cast

John Hurt
as Bob Champion
Gregory Jones
as Peter
Mick Dillon
as Snowy
Ann Bell
as Valda Embiricos
Jan Francis
as Jo
Peter Barkworth
as Nick Embiricos
Edward Woodward
as Josh Gifford
Kirstie Alley
as Barbara
Alison Steadman
as Mary Hussey
Jonathan Newth
as Mr. Griffith Jones
Ceri Jackson
as Nurse
Francesca Brill
as Nurse
Andrew Wilde
as Graham
Judy Parfitt
as Dr. Merrow
Carolyn Pickles
as Sally
Andrew Fell
as Doctor
Fiona Victory
as Helen
Julie Adams
as Emma Hussey
Fran Brill
as 2nd Nurse
Michael Byrne
as Richard Hussey
Antony Carrick
as Ken
Frank Mills
as Charles
Hubert Rees
as Bill/Hiawatha
Richard Adams
as Nicky Hussey
Stephen Jenn
as Bald Patient
Edwin Richfield
as Ashton
Les Conrad
as Masseur
Noel Dyson
as Mrs. Champion
John Woodnutt
as Mr. Champion
Richard Leech
as Beck
John Woodnut
as Mr. Champion
Anthony Dawes
as Fred
Wendy Gifford
as Althea
Trevor Clarke
as Phil
John Buckingham
as Valet
Mark Burns
as Thorne
Mark Lambert
as Sean
John Burke
as Jockey Riding Double
Graham Welcome
as Clerk of the Scales
Leonard Trolley
as Steward
John Guise
as Starter
Ben Johnson
as Burly Cocks
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Begins in tragedy and ends in triumph.

Aug 19, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Spirituality and Practice
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