EDDIE THE EAGLE
synopsis
The story of Great Britain's first ski jumper to enter the Winter Olympics. Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a story about Michael "Eddie" Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself - even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach (played by Hugh Jackman), 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. From producers of Kingsman: The Secret Service, Eddie the Eagle stars Taron Egerton as Eddie, the loveable underdog with a never say die attitude.
international title: | Eddie The Eagle |
original title: | Eddie The Eagle |
country: | United Kingdom, United States, Germany |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Dexter Fletcher |
film run: | 106' |
release date: | NO 11/03/2016, UK 28/03/2016, BE 30/03/2016, DE 31/03/2016, DK 31/03/2016, GR 31/03/2016, NL 31/03/2016, PT 31/03/2016, RS 31/03/2016, IT 1/04/2016, IS 1/04/2016, FI 1/04/2016, FR 4/05/2016, IT 2/06/2016, ES 10/06/2016 |
screenplay: | Sean Macaulay, Simon Kelton |
cast: | Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Tim McInnerny, Keith Allen, Jo Hartley, Iris Berben, Edvin Endre, Ania Sowinski |
cinematography by: | George Richmond |
film editing: | Martin Walsh |
art director: | Astrid Poeschke, Tim Blake |
producer: | Adam Bohling, David Reid, Matthew Vaughn |
co-producer: | Charlie Woebcken, Henning Molfenter, Christoph Fisser |
production: | Marv Films, Studio Babelsberg, Saville Productions [US] |
distributor: | 20th Century Fox Spain, 20th Century Fox France, 20th Century Fox Netherlands, 20th Century Fox Germany GmbH, Lionsgate, SF Studios Finland Oy |