A one-legged Olympian refuses to quit — and yes, that's pre-fame Kim Cattrall cheering him on.
The story of an Olympic high jumper, played by Brent Carver, who loses his leg and yet doggedly persists in his pursuit of athletic glory. Released a year before Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, this made-for-Canadian-TV movie, which also stars Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall, has been described as a tear-jerker.
Acting
Brent Carver's raw, physical commitment to the role.
Production
Made-for-TV constraints somehow amplify the scrappy authenticity.
Director
John Trent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1978, it predates the 1980 Paralympics in Arnhem and mainstream disability representation by decades.
Brent Carver won a Tony in 1993 for 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' — his physical theatre background shows in every limping frame here.
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