Champions
Another kind of man would have given up. Another woman would have let him.
1984 | 106m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John Irvin |
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| Writer: | Evan Jones, Jonathan Powell, Bob Champion |
| Staring: |
| The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National | |
| Release Date: | Apr 20, 1984 |
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| Director: | John Irvin |
| Writer: | Evan Jones, Jonathan Powell, Bob Champion |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | horse, racehorse, biography, cancer, jockey, horse racing, grand national, steeplechase race, chemotherapy |
| Production Companies | Ladbroke, United British Artists (UBA), Archerwest |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Hurt | Bob Champion |
| Jan Francis | Jo Beswick |
| Edward Woodward | Josh Gifford |
| Ben Johnson | Burly Cocks |
| Kirstie Alley | Barbara |
| Alison Steadman | Mary Hussey |
| Judy Parfitt | Dr. Merrow |
| Ann Bell | Valda Embiricos |
| Peter Barkworth | Nick Embiricos |
| Jonathan Newth | Mr Griffin Jones |
| Julie Adams | Emma Hussey |
| Michael Byrne | Richard Hussey |
| Antony Carrick | Ken |
| Fiona Victory | Helen |
| Frank Mills | Charles |
| Hubert Rees | Bill |
| Ceri Jackson | 1st Nurse |
| Francesca Brill | 2nd Nurse |
| Andrew Wilde | Graham |
| Andrew Fell | Doctor |
| Edwin Richfield | Ashton |
| John Woodnutt | Mr Champion |
| Carolyn Pickles | Sally |
| Noel Dyson | Mrs. Champion |
| Mark Lambert | Sean |
| Gregory Jones | Peter |
| Mick Dillon | Snowy |
| Richard Adams | Nicky Hussey |
| Stephen Jenn | Bald Patient |
| Les Conrad | Masseur |
| Richard Leech | Beck |
| Anthony Dawes | Fred |
| Wendy Gifford | Althea |
| Trevor Clarke | Phil |
| Mark Burns | Thorne |
| John Buckingham | Valet |
| Graham Welcome | Clerk of the Scales |
| Leonard Trolley | Steward |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Irvin | Director |
| Carl Davis | Music |
| Richard Graydon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Evan Jones | Screenplay |
| David Wynn-Jones | First Assistant Camera |
| Jonathan Powell | Author |
| Bob Champion | Author |
| Paula Gillespie | Hairstylist |
| Mary Hillman | Makeup Artist |
| Pat Pennelegion | Unit Manager |
| Ninkey Dalton | Set Decoration |
| Roy Stannard | Art Direction |
| Anna Wade | Costume Designer |
| Terry Madden | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Rufus Andrews | Second Assistant Director |
| Bert Batt | Assistant Director |
| Nick Daubeny | Second Assistant Director |
| Arthur Wooster | Second Unit Director |
| Ronnie Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Peter Honess | Editor |
| Peter Dansie | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Rocky Phelan | Assistant Sound Editor |
| David Sharpe | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Don Sharpe | Sound Editor |
| Hugh Strain | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Evje | Sound Mixer |
| Chris Blunden | First Assistant Editor |
| Geoff Austin | Location Manager |
| Nikki Clapp | Continuity |
| Eddie Collins | Camera Operator |
| David Hildyard | Sound Recordist |
| Peter Carter | Location Manager |
| John Beharrell | Production Accountant |
| Patricia Kirkman | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Stevie Hall | Assistant Hairstylist |
| David Murphy | Wardrobe Master |
| Ray Gibbs | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Irene Lamb | Casting |
| John Siddall | Assistant Art Director |
| Ron Coleman | Construction Manager |
| Arthur Wicks | Property Master |
| Alan Martin | Gaffer |
| Jimmy Waters | Grip |
| Jason Lehel | Clapper Loader |
| Cedric James | Focus Puller |
| David Pearson | Boom Operator |
| Tim Blackham | Sound Engineer |
| Peter Cotton | Second Assistant Director |
| Geoff Freeman | Publicist |
| Robert Whitaker | Still Photographer |
| Penelope Forrester | Assistant Accountant |
| Micky Wilson | Best Boy Electric |
| George Peppiatt | Props |
| John Hemmington | Props |
| David Cullen | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Shaw | Producer |
| Eva Monley | Associate Producer |
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