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Eddie the Eagle
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
2016 · Directed by Dexter Fletcher · 106 min · Drama · History · Adventure · 16 frames
Tagline
Win or lose, always aim high.
Crew
- Screenplay: Simon Kelton, Sean Macaulay
- Cinematography: George Richmond
- Edited by: Martin Walsh
- Music: Matthew Margeson
- Production design: Mike Gunn
- Produced by: Rupert Maconick, Valerie Van Galder, Matthew Vaughn, David Reid
Cast
- Taron Egerton as Eddie Edwards
- Hugh Jackman as Bronson Peary
- Christopher Walken as Warren Sharp
- Ania Sowinski as Carrie
- Mads Sjøgård Pettersen as Erik Moberg
- Iris Berben as Petra
- Tom Costello as Eddie (10 years old)
- Jo Hartley as Janette
- Keith Allen as Terry
- Dickon Tolson as UK Doctor
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English, German, Norwegian
- Studios: Marv, Saville Productions
- Budget: $23,000,000
- Box office: $46,152,411
- Themes: underdog, sports, olympic games, mountain, ski jump, biography, based on true story, britain, snow skiing, 1980s
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