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The Leading Edge
The Leading Edge

The Leading Edge

It'll Take Your Breath Away

Genres

DramaDocumentary

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A bored Colorado ski patrolman comes to New Zealand for the winter season. In between skiing on various North and South Island fields and preparing for the "Ironman' endurance contest, he has a good time with the people he meets. Billy T. James features briefly as an entertainer cum 'fright-a-minute'- aviator. This is a hybrid genre, a semi-dramatized documentary with champion skiers playing themselves.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

15 August 1987

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Mathurin Molgat

Mathurin Molgat

Matt

Bruce Grant

Bruce Grant

Bruce

Evan Bloomfield

Evan Bloomfield

Evan

Mark Whetu

Mark Whetu

Mark

Billy T. James

Billy T. James

himself

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