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On Wings of Eagles

5.7(54)20161h 36m2

Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.

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Status
Released
Budget
$12M
Box office
$155.1K
Language
English
  • sports
  • prisoner of war
  • based on true story
  • japanese occupation of china

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

China, Hong Kong, United States of America

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Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Digital / OTT3 Nov 2017
  • United KingdomGB

    • Physical12DVD19 Mar 2018
  • AustraliaAU

    • PhysicalMhttps://www.classification.gov.au/titles/wings-eagles2 Mar 2018
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical163 Nov 2017
  • ChinaCN

    • Theatrical2 Jul 2016
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTT21 Jun 2018
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical1224 May 2018
  • Hong KongHK

    • Premiere12 Jun 2016
    • Theatrical17 Jun 2016
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT25 Apr 2018
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTG14 Jul 2018
  • MacaoMO

    • Theatrical17 Jun 2016
  • PolandPL

    • Digital / OTT1215 Dec 2017

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On Wings of Eagles was released on 17 June 2016.

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    CinemaSerf

    9/3/2022

    5/10

    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…

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