Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.
On Wings of Eagles (2016) is a drama, history and war film directed by Stephen Shin Kei-Yin, released on June 17, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Joseph Fiennes, Shawn Dou, Elizabeth Arends and Richard Sanderson. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 54 ratings.
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Joseph Fiennes
as Eric Liddell
Shawn Dou
as Xu Niu
Elizabeth Arends
as Florence Liddell
Richard Sanderson
as Dr. Hubbard
Darren Grosvenor
as Gentleman
Simon Twu
as Chen Quan
Augusta Xu-Holland
as Catherine Standish
Patrice Poujol
as Louis Klein
Shigeo Kobayashi
as Yoshinori Yumoto
Zach Ireland
as David Marshall
Asta Friis Lodahl
as Heather Liddell
Laura Justine Friis Lodahl
as Patricia Liddell
Directed by Stephen Shin Kei-Yin, written by Michael Parker, Rubby Xu and Christopher C. Chan, produced by Mark Bacino, Jim Green and Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 54 ratings.
This film picks up where "Chariots of Fire" (1981) leaves off with the Olympic champion Eric Liddell (Joseph Fiennes) now a missionary in the land of his birth - now war-torn - China. When the Japanese invade, he is initially fêted - well fed and looked after, but that is all part of the ultimate game of humiliation as he is basically being groomed for a race against "Xu Niu" (Shawn Dou). This is quite an…
Reviewed on September 3, 2022
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The main cast of On Wings of Eagles (2016) includes Joseph Fiennes, Shawn Dou, Elizabeth Arends, Richard Sanderson and Darren Grosvenor. The film was directed by Stephen Shin Kei-Yin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
On Wings of Eagles was released on June 17, 2016 and runs for 1h 36m.
On Wings of Eagles (2016) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 54 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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