Iron Will is a 1994 family film and adventure film directed by Charles Haid. It is based on the exploits of Albert Campbell, who won the 1917 race from Winnipeg to Saint Paul, and Fred Hartman, the American hope in the race. According to Albert Campbell, he won the race to fulfill his father’s dying wish made just two weeks before the race. It stars Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers, George Gerdes, Brian Cox, Penelope Windust, and...
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Iron Will is a 1994 family film and adventure film directed by Charles Haid. It is based on the exploits of Albert Campbell, who won the 1917 race from Winnipeg to Saint Paul, and Fred Hartman, the American hope in the race. According to Albert Campbell, he won the race to fulfill his father’s dying wish made just two weeks before the race. It stars Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers, George Gerdes, Brian Cox, Penelope Windust, and August Schellenberg.
When Will Stoneman's father dies in a mushing accident, he is left to care for his family. Needing money for college and to save the farm, he decides to join a cross country dog-sled race. With the aid of Ned Dodd, the young man prepares both physically and mentally for the harsh weather and terrain throughout the race.
Will Stoneman, a seventeen year old farmer, often mushes into town for deliveries. On one journey, Will's father, Jack, hits a patch of thin ice and falls into the strong river below, and almost pulls his...
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