Geordie (1955)

Directed by

Frank Launder

Genre

comedy drama, athletics film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

U

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Scottish man enters a bodybuilding contest and discovers a talent for throwing the hammer. He trains to represent Britain at the Olympic Games in Melbourne.

lightheartedwhimsicalupbeatdeterminedearthysports-focusedfeel-good

What happens

Geordie (released in the United States as Wee Geordie) is a 1955 British film directed and co-produced by Frank Launder, with Bill Travers in the title role as a Scotsman who becomes an athlete and competes at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The film is based on David Walker's 1950 novel of the same title, adapted for the screen by Launder and his co-producer Sidney Gilliat. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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