On Wings of Eagles
Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.
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Stephen Shin Kei-Yin
Michael Parker
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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 interesting depiction of just how this man's Christian faith and sense of decency were pitched against the ruthlessness of his captors who used both physical and psychological methods to reduce their captives to jelly. Whilst this certainly hints at those atrocities, the whole look and feel of the film is just a little sterile and Fiennes isn't really up to much in the lead. Somehow his strength of faith and purpose is lost in a really mediocre production that never quite gets going properly. Based in fact, it does offer us a truth about the truly shameful ending for this man of principle, but perhaps a remake with a better cast, writing and more vision from a director who understands how to better deliver a story of a complex individual would leave us feeling better fulfilled. Watchable, but forgettable I am afraid.
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The directors of On Wings of Eagles are Stephen Shin Kei-Yin and Michael Parker.
The cast of On Wings of Eagles includes Shawn Dou as Xu Niu, Joseph Fiennes as Eric Liddell, Shigeo Kobayashi as Yoshinori Yumoto, Bruce Locke as Old Xu Niu (voice), Darren Grosvenor as Gentleman, Richard Sanderson as Dr. Hubbard, Elizabeth Arends as Florence Liddell, Simon Twu as Chen Quan, Augusta Xu-Holland as Catherine Standish, Patrice Poujol as Louis Klein, Zach Ireland as David Marshall, Asta Friis Lodahl as Heather Liddell, and more.
The duration of On Wings of Eagles is 1h 36 mins.
Yes. You can watch the On Wings of Eagles trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
On Wings of Eagles was released on 17 Jun 2016.
On Wings of Eagles is listed under Drama, History, and War on Fanbiz.
On Wings of Eagles has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 -..."
