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, Augusta Xu-Holland

Cast

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

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:

Drama | History | Sport | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violent images

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was titled "The Last Race" when it premiered in Hong Kong in 2016.

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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

Low budget with heart

Despite its low budget feel some great performances as well as a great deal of heart and charm carries it through as well as the amazing true story. An interesting, touching and thoroughly enjoyable watch especially give its resources.

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