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Director:
Charles Jarrott
Writer:
Douglas Bowie (writer)
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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:
Row, row row your boat! more (7 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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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

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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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2 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Row, row row your boat!, 22 October 1998
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Author: anonymous from Florida

Nick Cage was only 22 when he made this period piece. Chariots of Fire (1981) must have been in the back of his mind. Ned Hanlon was not a big enough name to interest the viewer, and he was a naive young man. But it was a nice, but not remarkable movie. He did build his pecs up for this-- he always gets into his character.

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