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Eddie the Eagle (PG)
Directed by
Dexter Fletcher
4/5
IT IS almost 30 years since Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards became a global heroic phenomenon at the Calgary winter Olympics as the epitome of the British bulldog spirit.
Though coming last in the 70m and 90m ski jumps, the former plasterer from Cheltenham won hearts and minds.
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