Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer ...
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Title: Danny the Champion of the World (TV Movie 1989)
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Cast
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| Jeremy Irons | ... | William Smith | |
| Robbie Coltrane | ... | Victor Hazell | |
| Samuel Irons | ... | Danny | |
| Cyril Cusack | ... | Doc Spencer | |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Lord Claybury | |
| Lionel Jeffries | ... | Mr. Snoddy | |
| Jean Marsh | ... | Miss Hunter | |
| Jimmy Nail | ... | Rabbetts | |
| Ronald Pickup | ... | Captain Lancaster | |
| John Woodvine | ... | Tallon | |
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Bill Armstrong | ... | Springer (as William Armstrong) |
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Ceri Jackson | ... | Mrs. Clipstone |
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James Walker | ... | Vicar |
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Phil Nice | ... | Postman |
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Anthony Collin | ... | Wheeler |
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Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition. Written by Kathy Li
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hunting | pheasant | real life father and son playing father and son | poaching | single father |Certificate:
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UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 April 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Daantje de wereldkampioen See more »Filming Locations:
Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Children's Film and Television Foundation (CFTVF), Portobello Pictures, Thames Television See more »
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1.33 : 1
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In the Anthony Horowitz novel Russian Roulette, a former headmaster likes to drink; that may have been inspired by the headmaster of this story Mr Snoddy, who drinks gin to cope with his abusive wife. See more »Quotes
Miss Hunter: Well, I'm convinced. And I can assure you, you won't be hearin' any more from the council. Danny, you're a lucky boy - you've got the most spiffin' father!See more »
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A guy who I know at college is in this film. Step forward, Sam Irons! I'm not going to eulogise him, though. His performance is quite wooden, unlike the rest of the cast: Cyril Cusack and Jeremy Irons were on great form for this movie, but the best thing about it it was Robbie Coltrane. Once a scene -stealer, always a scene stealer! So, I'm sorry all you Sam Irons fans! This one belongs to Robbie Coltrane. Jeremy Irons gives a good enough performance as Danny's dad: to an actor of his caliber, such a part is easy. What keeps the whole thing moving is the plot: the book was classic Dahl stuff, and the movie remains faithful. All in all, it is rather enjoyable, if a little dull. If only Haley Joel Osment could have played Danny! It wasn't to be....