The Leading Edge (1987)
It'll Take Your Breath Away
A bored Colorado ski patrolman comes to New Zealand for the winter season. In between skiing on various North and South Island fields and preparing for the "Ironman' endurance contest, he has a good time with the people he meets. Billy T. James features briefly as an entertainer cum 'fright-a-minute'- aviator. This is a hybrid genre, a semi-dramatized documentary with champion skiers playing themselves.
- Date of release
- 1987-08-15
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Director
- Michael Firth
Casting
- Mathurin Molgat — Matt
- Bruce Grant — Bruce
- Evan Bloomfield — Evan
- Mark Whetu — Mark
- Billy T. James — himself
Interesting facts
The Leading Edge is a 1987 New Zealand skiing film directed by Michael Firth. It was a followup to his 1976 film Off the Edge. The film featured the 1986 Alpine Ironman and filming commenced in September that year. The cast included multiple top New Zealand ski racers.
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