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Director:
Charles Jarrott
Writer:
Douglas Bowie (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 January 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Sport more
Plot:
Based on the life of Ned Hanlan, the late-19th century Canadian sculler and world champion. Hanlan was... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
"Educational" stodge, with a couple bright spots more (7 total)

Cast

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Nicolas Cage ... Ned Hanlan
Cynthia Dale ... Margaret

Christopher Plummer ... Knox

David Naughton ... Bill
Sean Sullivan ... Walter
Melody Anderson ... Dulcie
James B. Douglas ... Collins
Walter Massey ... Mayor
Austin Willis ... Bainbridge

Philip Craig ... Kinnear
Robert McCormick ... Trickett
Tim Weber ... Cooney
George E. Zeeman ... Cop
Geordie Johnson ... Andrew Bothwell
Brian Thorne ... Plaisted
Don MacQuarrie ... Temp Leader
James Edmond ... Chairman
Greg Swanson ... Oscar Hale
Gerald Iles ... Butler

Gordon Masten ... Toad (as J. Gordon Masten)
Bruce McFee ... Ship Steward
Doris Malcolm ... Aunt Gert
Ian D. Clark ... Aussie #1
Dan Hennessey ... American Reporter

Jeff Wincott ... Riley

Aidan Devine ... Junior Cop
Lee-Max Walton ... Urchin
Roger McKeen ... McCoy Man #1 (as Roger A. McKeen)

Kim Coates ... McCoy Man #2

Ted Dykstra ... Hanlan Man #1
Michel Perron ... Hanlan Man #2
Bob Bainborough ... Boston Betting Clerk
John Dunn-Hill ... Riley Tout
Germain Beauchamp ... Photographer
Phil Neilson ... 2nd Brahmin (as Philip Neilson)
Eric Fink ... Hawker for Dr. Morse
Patrick Sinclair ... Philly Referee
Elizabeth Rukavina ... Philly Barmaid
Ian Heath ... Boy on Steamer
Jain Dickson ... Suffragete
Claude Rae ... Boston Bettor
Peter Peer ... Prison Turnkey
Doug Lennox ... Kane's Pug
David De Sanctis ... Philly Thug #1 (as Dave De Sanctis)
Ken Rogers ... Philly Thug #2
Barry Edward Blake ... Philly Thug #3
Anne Farquhar ... High Class Girl
Arthur Grosser ... Bookie (as Art Grosser)
Paul Craig ... English Judge
Teddy Donville ... Betting Runner
Gorman Miller ... Harlan Fan
Robert Buck ... English Thug
Diane Hollingsworth ... Alley Tart
Graham Maccready ... Aussie #2
Graham Haley ... Aussie #3
John Cain ... Aussie #4
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Directed by
Charles Jarrott 
 
Writing credits
Douglas Bowie (writer)

Produced by
Paulo De Oliveira .... associate producer
John Kemeny .... producer
Steven North .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Roger Webb 
 
Cinematography by
Pierre Mignot 
 
Film Editing by
Rit Wallis 
 
Casting by
Jane Feinberg 
Mike Fenton 
Valorie Massalas 
 
Production Design by
William Beeton 
 
Set Decoration by
Jean-Baptiste Tard 
 
Costume Design by
John Hay 
 
Production Management
Peter Bray .... unit manager
Stéphane Reichel .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Madeleine Henrié .... second assistant director
Judy 'Lucky' Kemeny .... third assistant director (as Judi Kemeny)
Jacques Laberge .... third assistant director
Jacques Méthé .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Serge Bureau .... property master
Michael Devine .... graphic designer
Catherine Didelot .... prop buyer
Charles Dunlop .... assistant art director
Michèle Forest .... assistant set decorator
Denis Hamel .... assistant property master
Paul Hotte .... assistant set dresser
Dominique Ricard .... assistant art director
Normand Sarazin .... set dresser
Barbara Shrier .... art department coordinator
 
Sound Department
David Appleby .... sound re-recording mixer
Martin Ashbee .... supervising sound editor
Peter Kelly .... boom operator
Dan Latour .... location sound (as Daniel Latour)
Don White .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Paul Auclair .... grip
Normand Bélair .... first assistant camera: second unit (as Normand Belair)
Andy Chmura .... camera operator
Jean-Louis Daoust .... grip
Éloi Deraspe .... grip
Roger Dufresne .... still photographer trainee
Gilles Fortier .... best boy
Jacques Fortier .... gaffer
Duane Gullison .... generator operator
Gail Harvey .... still photographer
Emmanuel Lepine .... key grip
Jean Lépine .... camera operator: second unit
Jean Lépine .... first assistant camera
Borek Sedivek .... electric swing
Takashi Seida .... still photographer
Jean Trudeau .... electrician
 
Casting Department
Deirdre Bowen .... casting: Toronto
Martha S. Laing .... casting associate (as Martha Laing)
Ross Leslie .... extras casting assistant
Arden R. Ryshpan .... casting: Montreal
Arden R. Ryshpan .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Renée April .... assistant costume designer
Luc J. Béland .... wardrobe assistant
Blanche-Danielle Boileau .... wardrobe coordinator
Catherina Chamberland .... wardrobe assistant
Francesca Chamberland .... wardrobe assistant
Mario Davignon .... wardrobe assistant
Christine Grenier .... assistant wardrobe dresser
Craig Grills .... wardrobe assistant
Susan Hall .... wardrobe assistant
Luc Le Flaguais .... wardrobe dresser
Debra Raffey .... wardrobe assistant
Arthur Rowsell .... wardrobe master intern
 
Editorial Department
Thomas Metzger .... color timer
Lorne Miess .... telecine colorist
 
Other crew
Ric Anderson .... wrangler
Victoria Barney .... assistant to production manager
Marie Beaulieu .... production coordinator
Bonnie Dart .... nurse
Anthony Dell'Orto .... catering chef
France Lachapelle .... continuity
Betsy Manheimer .... assistant to producer
Wilma Palm .... production accountant
David Pears .... production executive
Kathryn Potter .... bookkeeper
François Sylvestre .... location manager
Margot Webb .... assistant to director
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La race des champions (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12
Filming Locations:
Burritt's Rapids, Ontario, Canada more
Company:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The steamship that appears throughout in the film, the RMS Segwun, is the oldest operating steamship in North America. Originally known as the Nipissing, it was first commissioned in 1887. As of this writing (November 2006) The RMS Segwun is still running strong and is based year-round on Lake Muskoka in Gravenhurst Ontario, Canada. more

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"Educational" stodge, with a couple bright spots, 25 October 2009
4/10
Author: jonathan-577 from Canada

Rocky meets Canadian Heritage Minutes, so be thankful that it's not absolutely unwatchable. The underdog-friendly class consciousness is pervasive and fitfully amusing, although it's schematic and sentimental as well. Heroic rowing star/bootlegger Nicolas Cage is his usual dopey, wooden, charming self, and he has some lively moments, especially when he comes into conflict with the starched shirt types. Christopher Plummer's villainous manager is nothing to write home about, but even he transcends this material; in all other cases the costumes and hair seem to be doing all the acting. The frantically underlined Careful Research, and the general odor of educational intent, smother the valiant gestures at comedy, and the pricey period detail of the production design is wholly undermined by a dramatic arc that is pure 1980s bootstrap trash.

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