Terry fox biography cbc movie

film by Ralph L. Thomas

The Terry Fox Story is a Canadian-American biographical film of Canadian amputee and runnerTerry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by Ralph L.

Thomas. The film stars Eric Fryer as Fox, Chris Makepeace as his brother Darrell, and Robert Duvall as Fox's publicist, Bill Vigars.

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T is for Terry is a new picture book celebrating the life and legacy of Terry Fox — get a look now!

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The story of Terry Fox's unprecendented cross-Canada marathon on an artificial leg for cancer research that made him a national hero.

A Los Angeles-based producer plans to bring Terry Fox's story to a global audience with a new film about his Marathon of Hope.

The cast also includes Rosalind Chao, R. H. Thomson, Elva Mai Hoover, Michael Zelniker, Saul Rubinek and Patrick Watson.

The film was produced for HBO in the United States with Canadian co-producers. Although it was also released in Canadian and British theatres, it was the first television film ever made for a cable network.^[1]

The movie included the song "Runner", which was written by rock artist Ian Thomas in response to the coverage of Terry Fox's efforts.

Plot synopsis

Terry Fox, aspiring young Canadian athlete, learns that the pain in his right knee is due to a cancerous tumour, and his spor