21 July 1979 Drama, TV Movie 78 mins
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.
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Brent Carver as Aaron Kornylo
Kim Cattrall as Katie Barlow
John Ireland as Miles Kornylo
Kate Reid as Clare Kornylo
Murray Westgate as Carver
Sean Sullivan as Wallace
Jan Muszyński as Greg Dubois
Sara Botsford as Tricia
Larry Reynolds as George Hayman
Tom Butler as Steve Catlow
Steve Pernie as Rainfeld
Peter Krantz as Langely
Lynn Spence as Carol Coates
Deborah Kip as Ingram
Myron Natwick as Smith
Canada 21 July 1979
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