Plot summary
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| Winners Take All | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Fritz Kiersch |
| Written by | Christopher W. Knight Tom Tatum Ed Turner |
| Produced by | Christopher W. Knight Tom Tatum |
| Starring | Don Michael Paul Kathleen York Robert Krantz |
| Cinematography | Fred V. Murphy II |
| Edited by | Lorenzo De Stefano |
| Music by | Doug Timm |
Release date | February 1987 |
Running time | 102 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Winners Take All is a 1987 film directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring Don Michael Paul and Geoffrey Wigdor. [1]
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Eleanor Ringel of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote "The real stars of Winners Take All are the scores of anonymous stuntmen and women who ride their bikes over, under, around and through any number of astounding obstacles. Unfortunately, the filmmakers don't have the same technical expertise." [2]
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