Excellent book which formed the basis for the movie film of the same. True blue is a film directed by ferdinand fairfax with johan leysen, dominic west, dylan baker, geraldine somerville, year. True blue 1996 cast and crew tension and discord surround members of oxfords rowing team as they train to avenge an embarrassing loss to cambridge. True blue, based on the book by daniel topolski and patrick robinson. The true story of the attempted take over of the oxford boat race crew by the americans. With johan leysen, dominic west, dylan baker, geraldine somerville. True blue is a 1996 british sport drama film based on the book true blue. True blue is a 1996 british sport drama film based on the 1989 book true blue. It follows the 1987 oxfordcambridge boat race and the disagreement amongst the oxford team known as the oxford mutiny. The story of the year the oxford and cambridge boat race changed from a gentlemans race to one where winning was everything. True blue 1996 movie moviefone tension and discord surround members of oxfords rowing team as they train to avenge an embarrassing loss to cambridge. Tension and discord surround members of oxfords rowing team as they train to avenge an. January 4th, 2005 not yet rated 1 hr 57 min plot summary. The oxford boat race mutiny by daniel topolski and patrick robinson.
True blue is not a chariots of fire with its david watkin catch22 cinematography and vangelis blade runner score, but as i like rowing a lot better than running, this was a good film for me, especially because i started rowing in 1996. If the film could impart some of the ambition and dedication of top athletes to an ideal of winning as does the book true blue, then it would be exciting and. To oxford universitys rowing team, the annual competitive boat race holds more potential glory than the olympics. When their longrunning winning streak is shattered by the skilled cambridge. Johan leysen, dominic west, dylan baker, geraldine somerville en josh lucas. Released 1996, true blue stars johanleysen, dominicwest, dylanbaker, geraldinesomerville the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. True blue 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A film4 production, released in the uk on 15th november 1996. The film is not only appealing for the english or americans, but also for the dutch. Find movie and film cast and crew information for true blue 1996 on allmovie.
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