Crossbar (1979)

Name: Crossbar
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1979-07-21
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Brent Carver, Kim Cattrall, John Ireland, Kate Reid, Murray Westgate

★ 5.56 votes ⏱ 1 h 18 min

Drama TV Movie

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.

Crossbar is a 1979 movie. Genres: Drama, TV Movie. Directed by John Trent. Main cast: Brent Carver, Kim Cattrall, John Ireland, Kate Reid, Murray Westgate. Runtime: 78 minutes. Its average rating is 5.5 out of 10, from 6 votes.

Release dateJuly 21, 1979

Runtime1 h 18 min

DirectorJohn Trent

ScreenplayBill Boyle, Keith Ross Leckie

Original languageEN

IMDbtt0079012