On Wings of Eagles (film)

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On Wings of Eagles
Directed byStephen Shin
Michael Parker
Written byRubby Xu
Christopher C. Chan
Stephen Shin
Michael Parker
Produced byMark Bacino
Jim Green
Stephen Lam
Stephen Shin
Starring
CinematographySiu-Keung Cheng
Edited byPeter Svab
Music byScott Greer
Release date
  • 12 June 2016 (2016-06-12)(Hong Kong)
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Hong Kong
China
LanguagesEnglish
Mandarin
Japanese

On Wings of Eagles (also titled The Last Race) [1] [2] is a Chinese-Hong Kong-American historical sports drama film directed by Stephen Shin and Michael Parker and starring Joseph Fiennes and Shawn Dou. [3] [4] It is an unofficial sequel to Chariots of Fire (1981). [5] [6] [7]

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