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Crossbar (1979)

Crossbar (1979)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1979, July 21
Directors: John Trent
Countries: Canada
Production: CBC, Crossbar Productions
Cast: Sean Sullivan, Tom Butler, Kim Cattrall, John Ireland, Myron Natwick, Larry Reynolds, Sara Botsford, Kate Reid, Peter Krantz, Brent Carver, Steve Pernie, Murray Westgate

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

olympian sports team high jumper