Bert and Dickie (2012)

Original title

Bert & Dickie

Directed by

David Blair

Genre

drama film, biographical film, sport film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two British rowers from different backgrounds overcome personal and physical challenges to compete as a team in the 1948 London Olympics. The film follows Bert Bushnell and Dickie Burnell as they prepare for and ultimately win gold in the double sculls event.

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What happens

As part of the celebrations for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the BBC produced the film Bert and Dickie (also called Going For Gold: The '48 Games), depicting Dickie Burnell and Bert Bushnell's achievement at the 1948 Games. The drama was written by William Ivory and directed by David Blair. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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