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On Giant's Shoulders (1979)
Directed by Anthony Simmons
Overview
The true story of Terry Wiles, born with no limbs in 1962 as a result of his mother’s use of the drug thalidomide. This film tells the story of his childhood and adoption by the couple Len and Hazel Wiles who live on a remote farm, and the subsequent challenges and resistance to give Terry a ‘normal’ life.
Length 91 minutes
Actors
Judi Dench | Tony Church | Bryan Pringle | Annabel Leventon | Barbara Keogh | Anna Wing | Charles Pemberton | Sally Watkins | Tim Wylton | Hilda Braid | Elizabeth Morgan | Frank Barrie | Barbara Young | Charles West | Derek Seaton | Elizabeth Hunt | Jean Rimmer | John Muirhead | Maria St. Clare | Wilfred Grove | Anthony Heaton | Terry Wiles | Nigel Nevinson | Terence Davies