On Wings of Eagles (2016)

Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.

Directors:

Stephen Shin, Michael Parker (co-director)

Writers:

Rubby Xu, Christopher C. Chan

Stars:

Joseph Fiennes, Jesse Kove, Bruce Locke

Cast

Credited cast:
Joseph Fiennes	...	Eric Liddell
Jesse Kove	...	Hugh Johnson
Bruce Locke	...	Old Xu Niu (voice)
Shawn Dou	...	Xu Niu
Richard Sanderson	...	Dr. Hubbard
Elizabeth Arends	...	Florence Liddell
Simon Twu	...	Chen Quan
Augusta Xu-Holland	...	Catherine Standish
Kuo-Chu Chang
Zach Ireland	...	David Marshall (as Zach Ireland Splittgerber)
Darren Grosvenor	...	Gentleman
Asano Nagahide
Patrice Poujol	...	Louis Klein
Teiyu Takagi
Shigeo Kobayashi	...	Yoshinori Yumoto

Storyline

Eric Liddell may have won gold for the United Kingdom and possessed a lilting Highland brogue, but he was born in China and lived more than half his life there evangelizing and teaching. On Wings of Eagles is everything you ever wanted to know about what happened to Liddell - who famously refused to run an Olympic race on a Sunday to honor God - after the 1924 Olympics when he returned to China, the home of his heart. But Eric's beloved homeland is about to be occupied by Imperial Japan.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese occupation | japanese occupation of china | prisoner of war | prison camp | japanese soldier | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Sport | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violent images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Patrice Poujol, an associate director and actor on the film, wrote a long form live case study of the film's production in his 2019 book "Online Film Production in China Using Blockchain and Smart Contracts: The Development of Collaborative Platforms for Emerging Creative Talents".

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Goofs

Modern Air Conditioning Unit shown in clip, as his wife & children are leaving in the Car.

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Alternate Versions

Three different cuts exist for the film: one for China, one for Taiwan and one for North America.

User Reviews

Another Hollywood Robbery of the Life of a great Christian

If Eric Liddel be I even in the essential goodness of mankind than he was not a Christian, for the Bible teaches the essential goodness of God shown through the sacrifice of Christ in the cross. Something all true believers wish to emulate. This movie removed from Eric Liddell the desperation and consistency with which he held onto and preached the Biblical Jesus. I would recommend it to no one.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site [Japan]

Country:

China Hong Kong USA

Language:

English Mandarin Japanese

Release Date:

3 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

On Wings of Eagles

Filming Locations:

Tianjin, China

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$5,975

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$155,111

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goodland Pictures, Innowave Limited, BondIt Media Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 96 min (cut)

Color:

Color