Directed by:
Dexter FletcherCinematography:
George RichmondComposer:
Matthew MargesonCast:
Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Jo Hartley, Keith Allen, Iris Berben, Tim McInnerny, Edvin Endre, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Marc Benjamin, Rune Temte, Joachim Raaf (more)Plots(1)
Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael “Eddie” Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself - even as an entire nation was counting him out. Eddie’s story is inspirational. Although he was never athletically gifted, from an early age he dedicated his life to achieving one goal: to become an Olympian. Eddie tried his hand at various sports and disciplines, before settling on downhill skiing. Having narrowly failed to make the British team at the Winter Olympics in 1984, he recalibrated and switched to ski jumping. There were several problems here: Britain had never had a ski jumping representative at a Winter Olympics, and Eddie had never even attempted a ski jump before. Yet his indefatigable spirit prevailed. Begging and borrowing equipment, Eddie was the sole British entrant at the 1987 World Championships. (20th Century Fox AU)
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