"Winning is the best revenge"

1978

1h 34m

2.0(2 votes)

Drama

Action

Overview

A young athelete becomes the unlikely star of an itinerant wrestling troupe, and a rival promoter will go to any length to steal him away.

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Cast & Crew

46 members

Acting

William Smith

Dan O'Neil

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Micheline Lanctôt

Lucky Brown

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Henry Beckman

Red Henkel

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Brian Patrick Clarke

Jim Davenport

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Ken James

Harry Brown

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Dan Johnston

Kinski / The Demon

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Vincent Bright

Vince

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Paul Richard

Oscar

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John McFadyen

Jake McCann

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Glenna Jones

Connie

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Patti-Jo Dennis

Waitress

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Jack Anthony

Hufnagel

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Tom Allen

Referee

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Michelle Rosen

Jim's Friend

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Shawn Houselander

Pascal

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Reginald Love

McCann's Man

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Randy Johnston

McCann's Man

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Judy Shapiro

Laundromat Lady

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Jeannie Elias

Scranton Bargirl

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Caryl Ann Brownin

Buffalo Bargirl

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Harvey Sokoloff

Doctor

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Murray Cummings

TV Interviewer

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Dick Murphy

Ring Announcer

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Larry Knight

Ring Announcer

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Roger Francour

Ring Announcer

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Robert Hodgson

Ring Announcer

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Joseph McBride

Ring Announcer

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Charles Foster

Ring Announcer

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Rummy Bishop

Ring Announcer

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Jill Askew

Party Girl

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Harry Prout

Gus / Drunk Wrestler

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Andrew Marton

Other Wrestler

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Robert Markus

Other Wrestler

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Crew

Dwayne McLean

Bar Punk

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Dennis Farbatiuk

Bar Punk

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Dan Dunsmuir

Bar Punk

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Joseph Wynn

Jim's Friend

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Milyda Ungurait

Jim's Friend

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Brian Mackney

Farmboy

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Pat Girodat

Woman Fan

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Cameron Greig

Steelworker

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Marc Isaacson

Referee

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Alfred Hodgson

Referee

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Bull Johnston

Referee

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Tom Allen

Referee

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Jonathan Hagey

Wrestling Fan

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