Champions (1984)

Directors

John Irvin

Cast

John Hurt, Gregory Jones, Mick Dillon, Edward Woodward, Jan Francis, Ann Bell, Peter Barkworth, Ben Johnson, Kirstie Alley, Alison Steadman, Jonathan Newth, Antony Carrick, Richard Adams, Fiona Victory, Carolyn Pickles, Andrew Wilde, Julie Adams, Michael Byrne, Anthony Dawes, Mark Lambert

The story

The film is based on the true story of Bob Champion (portrayed by John Hurt), who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1979. After treatment with an operation to remove the diseased testicle and chemotherapy, Champion recovered and went on to win the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti.

Genres

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