The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Johan Leysen | ... | Daniel Topolski | |
| Dominic West | ... | Donald MacDonald | |
| Dylan Baker | ... | Michael Suarez, S.J. | |
| Geraldine Somerville | ... | Ruth MacDonald | |
| Josh Lucas | ... | Dan Warren | |
| Brian McGovern | ... | Rick Ross | |
| Noah Huntley | ... | Nick Bonham | |
| Edward Atterton | ... | Freddy Prideaux-Jones | |
| Ryan Bollman | ... | Morrison Black | |
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Andrew Clover | ... | Rob Atkins |
| Jonathan Cake | ... | Patrick Conner | |
| Tom Hollander | ... | Sam Peterson | |
| Nicholas Rowe | ... | David Ball | |
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Patrick Malone | ... | Mike Johnson |
| Alexis Denisof | ... | Ed Fox | |
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The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything.
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To be second is to be last.Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 November 1996 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Miracle at Oxford See more »Company Credits
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Nick Bonham: I don't know, I've never understood it... Maybe he's hung like a horse?
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Written by Holly Johnson, Mark O'Toole and Peter Gill
Performed by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Published by Perfect Songs Ltd
Courtesy of ZTT Records and Warner Music UK Ltd
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The Cambridge crew in this film were played by members of the rowing squad from Imperial College, London, including several members of the British international squad. See more »Goofs
The opening sequence depicts the end of the 1986 boat race and shows the event as being sponsored by Beefeater Gin as the crews cross the finish line. The film makers must have used actual footage from a different year, as Beefeater didn't actually take over sponsorship of the Boat Race from Ladbrokes until 1987, the year when the final race is supposed to take place. See more »Quotes
Morrison Black: So tell me something - what is it that makes Topolski such a hot shot?Nick Bonham: I don't know, I've never understood it... Maybe he's hung like a horse?
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Two TribesWritten by Holly Johnson, Mark O'Toole and Peter Gill
Performed by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Published by Perfect Songs Ltd
Courtesy of ZTT Records and Warner Music UK Ltd
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The real problem with this is that the full story--or whatever the book of "True Blue" purports to be--is already mind-bendingly complicated. There's no way this story was ever going to make it to film without being seriously mangled, and sadly, that's what happened. The script is plain awful, and the editing doesn't help.