Champions (1984)
Another kind of man would have given up. Another woman would have let him.
The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National
- Date of release
- 1984-04-20
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- John Irvin
Casting
- John Hurt — Bob Champion
- Jan Francis — Jo Beswick
- Edward Woodward — Josh Gifford
- Ben Johnson — Burly Cocks
- Kirstie Alley — Barbara
- Alison Steadman — Mary Hussey
- Judy Parfitt — Dr. Merrow
- Ann Bell — Valda Embiricos
- Peter Barkworth — Nick Embiricos
- Jonathan Newth — Mr Griffin Jones
- Julie Adams — Emma Hussey
- Michael Byrne — Richard Hussey
Interesting facts
Champions is a 1984 British drama sports film based on the true story of jockey Bob Champion. It is directed by John Irvin, produced by Peter Shaw, written by Evan Jones, and stars John Hurt, Edward Woodward, Jan Francis and Aldaniti as himself.
Production
The film was developed by United British Artists.
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