Champions

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Champions ★★ 1984

Moving but cliched story of Bob Champion, a leading jockey who overcame cancer to win England's Grand National Steeplechase. A true story, no less. 113m/C VHS, DVD . GB John Hurt, Gregory Jones, Mick Dillon, Ann Bell, Jan Francis, Peter Barkworth, Edward Woodward, Ben Johnson, Kirstie Alley, Alison Steadman; D: John Irvin; W: Evan Jones; M: Carl Davis.

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