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- BFI identifierN-594337
- Date2016-04-01 (Release)
- Production countryGermany, USA, United Kingdom
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- SynopsisMichael ‘Eddie’ Edwards dreams of becoming an Olympic athlete, focussing his efforts on representing Great Britain in ski jumping at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. To achieve his dream Eddie has to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles but with the help of his unorthodox coach Bronson Peary, he qualifies for the competition becoming a worldwide celebrity in the process. (Synopsis)
- Work historyFilmed on location at: Pinewood Studios, London; Oberstdorf, Germany; Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; Seefeld, Austria
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- CreditsDirected by: Dexter Fletcher
A Matthew Vaughn production with: Studio Babelsberg
A Matthew Vaughn production with: Saville Productions
view all - CastTaron Egerton (Michael Edwards, ‘Eddie the Eagle’)
Iris Berben (Petra)
Tim McInnerny (Dustin Target)
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Title
Eddie the Eagle (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/690C-0735-35C6-FE0E-067A-PCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Eddie the Eagle
Work - N-594337 - 2016-04-01 (Release)
Germany - Film - Fiction
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