Movielogr
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 | Bryan Pringle | Terry Wiles | Hilda Braid | Barbara Young | Tim Wylton | Tony Church | Anthony Heaton | Anna Wing | Jean Rimmer | Frank Barrie | Charles West | Annabel Leventon | Barbara Keogh | Elizabeth Hunt | Sally Watkins | Maria St. Clare | Elizabeth Morgan | Charles Pemberton | Nigel Nevinson | John Muirhead | Wilfred Grove | Derek Seaton | Terence Davies