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78 mins | Drama, TV Movie | July 21, 1979

The story of an Olympic high jumper, played by Brent Carver, who loses his leg and yet doggedly persists in his pursuit of athletic glory. Released a year before Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, this made-for-Canadian-TV movie, which also stars Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall, has been described as a tear-jerker.

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78 mins | Drama, TV Movie | July 21, 1979

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The story of an Olympic high jumper, played by Brent Carver, who loses his leg and yet doggedly persists in his pursuit of athletic glory. Released a year before Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, this made-for-Canadian-TV movie, which also stars Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall, has been described as a tear-jerker.
Producers
Original title Crossbar
Directors John Trent
Writers Keith Ross Leckie

Cast

Brent Carver

as Aaron Kornylo

Kim Cattrall

as Katie Barlow

John Ireland

as Miles Kornylo

Kate Reid

as Clare Kornylo

Murray Westgate

as Carver

Sean Sullivan

as Wallace