On Giant's Shoulders
The true story of Terry Wiles, born with no limbs in 1962 as a result of his mother's use of the drug thalidomide. This film tells the story of his childhood and adoption by the couple Len and Hazel Wiles who live on a remote farm, and the subsequent challenges and resistance to give Terry a 'normal' life.
Anthony SimmonsDirector
Top Billed Cast
Judi Dench
Hazel Wiles
Bryan Pringle
Len Wiles
Hilda Braid
Sister Page
Barbara Young
Teacher at hospital
Tim Wylton
Len Curry
Anthony Heaton
Limb technician
Anna Wing
Mrs. Proctor
Charles West
Judge
Annabel Leventon
Journalist
Barbara Keogh
Café cashier
