Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates(1962)

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates is a period drama set in 1860s Holland. When his father suffers a crippling accident, young Hans Brinker must find a way to pay for surgery that could save him. Desperate for funds, Hans and his sister Gretel travel to Amsterdam, where they pin their hopes on the city's annual ice skating championship. There, Hans faces his bitter rival Ludwig Schimmel in a race that could determine his family's fate. The film captures the tension between ambition and duty as a boy discovers what he's willing to risk for those he loves.