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Eddie the Eagle is a 2015 biographical sports comedy-drama film directed by Dexter Fletcher. The film stars Taron Egerton as Michael Edwards, a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1928. Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Iris Berben and Jim Broadbent co-star.
Eddie the Eagle: Directed by Dexter Fletcher. With Tom Costello, Jo Hartley, Keith Allen, Dickon Tolson. The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
- Dexter Fletcher
- 2 min
Release Date. United States. December 12, 2015 (Butt-Numb-A-Thon Film Festival) United States. January 26, 2016 (Sundance Film Festival) United Arab Emirates. February 25, 2016. Bahrain. February 25, 2016.
Cheltenham, U.K., 1973. More than anything, Eddie Edwards, a 10-year-old blue-collar weakling, wants to be an Olympian. And in 1987, at 22, Eddie finally gets a chance to make his ambitious dream come true when the plucky boy makes his way to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.
With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
True story of Eddie Edwards, a British ski-jumper whose Olympic performance wins the hearts of fans.
