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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.
Feb 26, 2016 · 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.
- (101K)
- Adventure, Biography, Comedy
- Dexter Fletcher
- 2016-02-26
Dec 16, 2015 · Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael “Eddie” Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper wh...
- 3 min
- 5.8M
- 20th Century Studios
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Feb 26, 2016 · Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good 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.
- Dexter Fletcher
- Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman
True story of Eddie Edwards, a British ski-jumper whose Olympic performance wins the hearts of fans.
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.