The Terry Fox Story (1983)

Directors

Ralph L. Thomas

Cast

Alf Humphreys, Chris Makepeace, Eric Fryer, Matt Craven, R. H. Thomson, Robert Duvall, Rosalind Chao, Saul Rubinek

The story

Terry Fox, aspiring young Canadian athlete, learns that the pain in his right knee is due to a cancerous tumour, and his sporting career sadly comes to an end once he receives news that his leg has to be amputated. After a period of lengthy self-reflection, Terry falls in love with Rike Noda, played by Rosalind Chao, a Christian teacher for mentally disabled children, who helps Terry in his quest to regain his self-confidence. Despite his mother's disapproval, on April 12, 1980, Terry dips his artificial limb into the Atlantic Ocean in St.

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