Champions

Original title: Champions
Director: John Irvin
Country and year: UK, USA / 1984
Genre: Biographical, drama, sport

Cast: John Hurt, Gregory Jones, Mick Dillon, Ann Bell, Jan Francis, Peter Barkworth, Edward Woodward, Ben Johnson, Kirstie Alley, Alison Steadman, Jonathan Newth, Ceri Jackson, Francesca Brill, Andrew Wilde, Judy Parfitt

Plot
A talented young jockey who dreams of winning the grand national steeplechase is stricken with cancer at the age of 31. His struggle back to health is a moving testament to the power of the human spirit. Based on the life of Bob Champion.