Rowing Through (1996)
Based on the real-life story of American rower Tiff Wood (Colin Ferguson), an athlete determined to realize his goal of winning gold at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Wood's dream is shattered when the U.S. boycotts the games, and he must refocus his life towards making the team four years later, with the odds against him.
- Date of release
- 1996-01-01
- TMDB
- 4.5 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Masato Harada
Casting
- Colin Ferguson — Tiff Wood
- Leslie Hope — Kate Bordeleau
- Peter Murnik — John Biglow
- James Hyndman — Polar Bear Nelson
- Michiko Hada — Taki
- Chris Jacobs — Joe Bouscaren
- Helen Shaver — Slim
- Kenneth Welsh — Harry Parker
- Claude Genest — Al Shealy
- Andrew Tarbet — Greg Stone
- Christopher Heyerdahl — Paul Enquist
- Kristen Holden-Ried — Kurt Cruise
Interesting facts
Rowing Through is a Canadian-Japanese co-produced drama film, directed by Masato Harada and released in 1996. Based on David Halberstam's book The Amateurs, the film centres on American sculler Tiff Wood as he tries to qualify for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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