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The Terry Fox Story (TV)

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Original title

The Terry Fox Story

Year

1983

Running time

97 min.

Country

Canada

Director

Ralph L. Thomas

Screenwriter

Edward Hume, John Kastner, Rose Kastner

Cast

Music

Bill Conti

Cinematography

Richard Ciupka

Producer

CTV Television Network, HBO, Robert Cooper Productions

Genre

Drama | Biography. Disease/illness. Sports. TV Movie

Synopsis

The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L. Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill Vigars. The cast also includes Rosalind Chao, R. H. Thomson, Elva Mai Hoover, Michael Zelniker, Saul Rubinek and Patrick Watson.

The film was produced for HBO in the United States with Canadian co-producers. Although it was also released in Canadian and British[1] theatres, it was the first television film ever made for a cable network.

Awards: 1984: Genie Awards: Best Canadian Feature

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