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Champions

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Producing House

The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1984-04-20

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: John Irvin

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: Champions

Production Companies: Ladbroke, United British Artists (UBA), Archerwest

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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