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A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story: Directed by Bill Corcoran. With Matt Keeslar, Jayne Brook, Len Cariou, Claire Rankin. Based on the true story of Speed Skater Dan Jansen and the loving relationship with his sister Jane.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Bill Corcoran
- 1996-02-14
Beautiful story of Wisconsin native, Dan Jansen, and his real life, agonizing struggle to win the 1994 Olympic Gold Medal in Speed Skating, despite his overwhelming emotional loss with the death of his much loved Best Friend and Family Member; his Sister, Jane.
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A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story is a 1996 CBS television movie which aired on February 14, 1996.
Based on a true story, speed skater Dan Jansen wins an Olympic gold medal in the Winter Olympics after his beloved sister, Jane dies of leukemia.
•Matt Keeslar as Dan Jansen
•Jayne Brook as Jane Jansen
•Len Cariou as Harry Jansen
•Claire Rankin as Natalie Grenier
•Louis Ferreira as Nick Tometz
•David Keeley as Peter Mueller
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story. Based on the true story of Speed Skater Dan Jansen and the loving relationship with his sister Jane. We see Dan go through the motions before and after losing his sister, then see him rise to glory winning the Gold Medal in the '94 Olympics.
- Bill Corcoran
- Len Cariou, Matt Keeslar, Jayne Brook
Based on the life of the Olympic speed skater (Matt Keeslar), whose quest for the gold ran parallel to his struggle to overcome the death of his favorite sister. Jane: Jayne Brook. Harry: Len...
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story. List. Speed skater Dan Jansen (Matt Keeslar) wins an Olympic gold medal after his beloved sister (Jayne Brook) dies of leukemia. Bill Corcoran.
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Television movie based on the life of Olympic speedskating gold medalist Dan Jansen. Recounts Jansen's quest to become an Olympic-caliber atlete and his fierce devotion to his sport matched only by his devotion to his family, especially his sister Jane, who lost her life to leukemia.
