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"Running! If there's any activity happier, more exhilarating, more nourishing to the imagination, I can't think what it might be."
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- DirectorLeslie WoodheadBud GreenspanStarsHaile GebrselassieShawananness GebrselassieYonas ZergawThe gold medal for the men's 10,000-metre race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.In the front cover, probably the greatest runner of all time. He explains why:
'I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.'
Haile Gebrselassie - DirectorHarry BeaumontStarsCullen LandisHelen FergusonLillian HallUpon observing the adoration that track star Culver Covington receives, his friend, J. Wallingford Speed, decides to impress Helen Blake by also posing as a sprinter. Meanwhile, when Roberta Keap decides to retire to her Western ranch while awaiting her divorce, Speed, Helen and various friends accompany her while her husband Donald takes up residence at the neighboring Gallagher ranch. A rivalry springs up between the two ranches, and Helen persuades Speed to challenge the Keap homestead in a footrace. Matters become serious when Roberta and Mrs. Gallagher bet their entire holdings on the race. It begins to look ominous for the Keaps when their star sprinter develops a lame foot, thus placing the burden of winning on Speed. Miraculously, the intense competition of the race spurs Speed to win both his match and Helen's love, while also accomplishing the reconciliation of Donald and Roberta.
- DirectorLloyd B. CarletonStarsCharles PaddockHelen FergusonGeorge FawcettCharley Raymond, college athlete, is disowned by his father, has his clothes stolen by a hobo, assumes latter's garments and the nickname of "Chuck" and is thrown off a freight train. He meets and loves Mary Bowser, ranch-man's daughter and wins a race against a fast horse. Mary is kidnapped by a jealous suitor. Charley pursues on foot and rescues her. Later, he returns home, breaks the world sprinting record in the Olympic Games and wins Mary.
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsJoe E. BrownDorothy LeeRuth HallJohn is a timid student who works at the University Bookstore. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia. One day, one of his letters gets mailed accidentally and Julia receives it. When the letter says that he is a fraternity man and a big track star, Julia rushes right over to see him. But John is neither and Spike, Julia's boyfriend, is a track star at a nearby college. John does not want to enter the track meet, so Julia tries to use psychology on him. That and a good wrestling hold make John timidly agree to enter the race, but Spike still scares him.
- DirectorWilliam DeekeStarsHarry WismerPaavo NurmiFiorello LaGuardiaThis short film chronicles the quest to run a mile in under four minutes starting in the 1920s through the mid-1950s when the world record was first set and when it was first achieved on U.S. soil.'Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.'
Paavo Nurmi - DirectorTony RichardsonStarsMichael RedgraveTom CourtenayAvis BunnageA young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.'Someone lent us a cottage in Harsfordshire. I was sitting in a sort of parlor there one day, writing. And suddenly I saw someone run past the window, along the lane outside. With shorts on, white shirt and so on. And it seemed to me such an unusual image... that I wrote down at the top of a sheet of paper, "the loneliness of the long-distance runner."
'I didn't know where he had come from, I didn't know where he was going. He was simply a sort of... vision, floating by the window. And I put the line away, I thought I was going to write a poem with this sort of line in it. It seemed rather a nice line.'
Alan Sillitoe - DirectorKon IchikawaStarsAntonio AmbuGary AndersonGerry AshworthKon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.'Men of success meet with tragedy. It was the will of God that I won the Olympics, and it was the will of God that I met with my accident. I accepted those victories as I accept this tragedy. I have to accept both circumstances as facts of life and live happily.'
Abebe Bikila - DirectorMichael WinnerStarsMichael CrawfordStanley BakerRyan O'NealFour marathon runners (one from England, one from the U.S., a Czechoslovakian, and an Australian Aborigine) prepare to run in the Olympic games. The film follows each one and shows what their motivations are for running in the games.'As I was running along, one guy rushed out in my direction and yelled, "Hey, Segal, you run better than you write."'
Erich Segal - DirectorEmil NofalRoy SargeantStarsJoe StewardsonMadeleine UsherTony JayIn this sports-oriented drama from South Africa, a former Olympic marathon champion pushes his sons to be as successful in competition as he was and emphasizes victory above all else.
- DirectorMilos FormanKon IchikawaClaude LelouchStarsVasiliy AlekseevNikolay AvilovValery BorzovEight film artists from different countries are given carte blanche to make a collection of short documentaries on the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, offering unexpected, original and often humorous perspectives.'...Coming out to the start, a distinct bond arises between athletes preparing to run in sharp competition. It is as if an invisible flow of information goes from one to another. Eyes are penetrating and vigilant, the senses are intensified.'
Valeriy Borzov - DirectorThodoros MaragosStarsVangelis KazanHristos ToliosKostas TsakonasIn Filiatra, a half deserted township of Messinia, farmers who are left are in a constant struggle to pay off their debts to the Agricultural Bank.
- DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin HoffmanLaurence OlivierRoy ScheiderAfter the shocking murder of his older brother, a New York history student finds himself inexplicably hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.
- DirectorDonald ShebibStarsJames NaughtonLindsay WagnerKen PogueA successful executive and family man takes up jogging for a hobby. Soon his desire to excel as a long distance runner interferes with his career and marriage.
- DirectorMichael LandonStarsLance KerwinBrian KeithDeAnn MearsA young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.'Every script I've written and every series I've produced have expressed the things I most deeply believe.'
Michael Landon - DirectorBud GreenspanStarsShirley Jo FinneyCicely TysonJason BernardThe story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.'I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.'
Wilma Rudolph - DirectorMarkku KoskiPeter von BaghStarsPaavo NurmiVille RitolaIlmari Salminen'When you race against time, you don't have to sprint. Others can't hold the pace if it is steady and hard all through to the tape.'
Paavo Nurmi - DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsJoanne WoodwardJohn ConsidineBarnard HughesThis is the story of a 40-year-old divorced teacher whose life is changed by her decision to enter the Boston Marathon.
- DirectorLee PhilipsStarsIrene TedrowMare WinninghamPhilip BrownA single father of three teenage children struggles to keep his family together. One of them is intellectually disabled. The father enrolls him in a special state-run school, where the boy develops a love for sports.
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsScott JacobyDeborah BensonDennis QuaidThe story follows three teenagers through their senior year of high school in the 1960s, focusing on the star athlete of the group.
- 1972–199746m7.1 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard C. BennettStarsSteve ShawJustin LordDavid HaskellA high school track star is involved in a life threatening accident, and now must learn to depend on others for his day to day living.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsPeter StraussRichard LawsonRoger E. MosleyA prisoner gets a chance to take part in the Olympics.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsJames CoburnSusan AntonCurd JürgensA neo-Nazi doctor tries to make a superwoman of his daughter who has been specially fed, exercised, and conditioned since she was a child in preparation of the Olympics.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayHarvey AtkinKate LynchWacky hijinks of counselors and campers at a less-than-average summer camp.
- DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsMichael DouglasSusan AnspachLawrence DaneAmerican marathon runner Michael Andropolis sets his heart on representing his country at the Olympic games. Meanwhile his marriage has fallen apart and his children have no respect for him. He sets out on his task with determination and hope that his success will resolve his personal problems.
- DirectorStuart MargolinStarsTimothy BottomsAllyn Ann McLerieConstance ForslundThe fact-based story of John Baker, a former collegiate track star turned elementary school phys ed teacher who, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, spends his remaining time coaching a losing girls' track team to a winning season.'Tell me the truth, Doctor. Will I still be able to run?'
John Baker - DirectorPavel LyubimovStarsAnatoliy MateshkoAleksandr FatyushinBoris MorozovБыстрее собственной тени
- DirectorJackie CooperStarsBob NewhartHerb EdelmanDick GautierA middle aged man spends his free time running. Especially since his wife spends more of her time on her work. He later meets another runner, a younger woman who inspires to compete in a marathon.
- DirectorGwen ArnerStarsYôko ShimadaChristopher MitchumAndy RomanoIn 1964 Miki came to LA with only a suitcase, hoping to become the world's best marathon runner. She meets Mike and they start running together. But for Mike it isn't just a game. The movie is based on her own story.
- DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas FarrellTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.'Running a race hasn't changed much in a thousand years. It is still a supreme test of the individual. When the starter's pistol cracks, runners are alone, dependent on themselves. The greater their physical and mental conditioning, the greater the runners. The immortals of the track become "chariots of fire", driven by a burning desire to win.'
William J. Weatherby - DirectorRobert Michael LewisStarsSharon GlessFrank ConverseHelen HuntWith the support of her parents (Sharon Gless and Frank Converse), an Arizona adolescent (Helen Hunt) overcomes severe injuries to run in a 10K race.'They told us to place her in a nursing home and forget about her because she wouldn't be able to walk and talk or think.'
Barbara Miller - DirectorRobert TowneStarsMariel HemingwayScott GlennPatrice DonnellyThe intertwined lives and loves of three highly ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.
- DirectorRalph L. ThomasStarsEric FryerRobert DuvallChris MakepeaceThe true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.'If you’ve given a dollar, you are part of the Marathon of Hope.'
Terry Fox - DirectorDonald ShebibStarsRobby BensonPat HingleClaudia CronThe story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000-meter long-distance foot-race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.'What I took from the Olympic Games was not winning an Olympic gold medal but an understanding of global unity through dignity of character and pride of global diversity. And global unity through global diversity is also the future of mankind.'
Billy Mills - DirectorRichard IrvingStarsDorian HarewoodGeorg Stanford BrownDebbi MorganThis is the compelling story of Jesse Owens, a man who overcame racial barriers to become one of history's greatest Olympic athletes by disproving Adolf Hitler's theory of Aryan athletic superiority through his success in track and field.'I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.'
Jesse Owens - DirectorChristoph BöllStarsWieland SamolakGerhard OlschewskiRenate MuhriA homosexuell, crazy guy tries to be "normal." So he begins to search a girl. He first of all starts a membership in a sports club as a short disdance runner. But his results are very poor. Suddenly he saw an other member of the Club, a girl, and starts a affair with her...
- DirectorIgor AuzinsStarsJoss McWilliamNick TateColin FrielsA young Australian man sets out to prove himself, leaving behind his ballerina girlfriend to train for the Coolangatta Gold triathlon, a race once almost won by his father.
- DirectorRobert L. RosenStarsRonny CoxArt HindleM. Emmet WalshMarathon runners are taken captive in desert by right-wing militia.
- DirectorStuart F. FlemingStarsJames RyanCameron MitchellMzwandileJohnny Morris (Ryan) lives at home with his mother and his physically abusive stepfather. His only outlets are girlfriend Trish and running. His friend and mentor, Victor, a champion runner, helps him train for his first marathon. Industrialist Phillip Prichard discovers Johnny and takes him under his wing. Prichard forces Johnny to give up Trish and Victor. In return Johnny will receive money and fame. But Johnny must choose whether money is worth giving up everything meaningful in his life.
- DirectorRob NilssonStarsBruce DernPam GrierBill BaileyIn one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.
- DirectorJim GoddardStarsRichard HuwNique NeedlesAdrian RawlinsA dramatisation of the race to the four-minute mile, featuring Richard Huw as Bannister and Nique Needles as Landy. It was written by David Williamson and directed by Jim Goddard.'Whether we athletes liked it or not, the 4-minute mile had become rather like an Everest: a challenge to the human spirit, it was a barrier that seemed to defy all attempts to break it, an irksome reminder that men's striving might be in vain.'
Sir Roger Bannister - DirectorJohn NicolellaStarsJames BrolinJosh BrolinMariska HargitayIn order to get better results, a young athlete starts using steroids and begins his downfall.
- DirectorSandy TungStarsRicky SchroderBrad PittCarrie SnodgressTwo brothers: one a drug-dealing layabout, while the other is a hardworking "model son." When the one begins straightening himself out by becoming a high school track star, the other is jealous and retreats into alcohol.
- DirectorBill BlackburnStarsMark WhittingtonJay JonesKaty DicksonMatt Harding is a boy in trouble on the journey of a lifetime. When a judge orders him to live with grandparents he's never known in a sleepy, farm town, his only plans are for escape. When he arrives at the farm, he begins to face the reality of his father's tragic death in Vietnam... and his own anger. Shunned by the townspeople, Matt runs up against the school's best athlete. But one day Matt finds he has a special gift... he was born to be a track star. With the gentle, but firm hand of his grandfather, the two spend hours everyday training. What Matt learns from his grandfather is much more than winning a race. It is competing in life and the words, "Run every race like it's your last race" would carry him far beyond the finish line.Run every race like it’s your last race.
- DirectorChristian ZerbibStarsAnne RichardPhilippe VolterSiemen RühaakPeu lui importent les hommes et la gloire, Catherine est une athlète qui court pour son plaisir. Elle y met toute sa fougue, tout son coeur, et ne fait d'entorses à sa passion que pour Olivier, le reporter sportif avec qui elle partage sa vie. Un jour cette passion tourne à l'aveuglement lorsque "l'injustice" d'une blessure, à quelques semaines d'une importante compétition, fait accepter à Catherine ce qu'elle a toujours refusé : un médicament qui cache la douleur et lui permet de continuer à courir. Le mot "dopage" est oublié lorsque le succès arrive : Catherine est championne de France du 800 mètres. Elle file vers le Championnat d'Europe et les Jeux Olympiques. L'engrenage, Catherine ne peut l'éviter. Elle oublie les risques de sanctions et les risques physiques. Elle accepte des médicaments qui la transforment mais la déforment. Elle repousse les mises en garde d'Olivier et fonce vers sa destruction. Elle court, toujours plus vite, toujours plus fort, toujours plus loin... Mais c'est peut-être la mort qui va la rattraper...'These are all harmless drugs. All athletes take them. It's really nothing special.'
Birgit Dressel - DirectorErich LyttleStarsSteve PrefontaineDana CarveyKen KeseyPre" embodied the spirit of athletic excellence. He had a belief in self and sport that transcended all but the outer reaches of human speed and endurance. As a freshman, he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which hailed him as "America's Distance Prodigy". By the time he died in a tragic auto accident at the age of 24, Pre held all 7 American records between 2,000 and 10,000 meters. Off the track, he fought relentlessly for the rights of amateur athletes to prosper for their sacrifices. Narrated by Ken Kesey, Fire On the Track is the story of this young lion's life, as told through rare footage and the memories of those who knew him best - his teammates, coaches, family and friends. Interviews include David Bedford, Frank Shorter, Ian Stewart, Bill Bowerman, Jeff Galloway, Dick Buerkle, Lasse Viren, Dana Carvey, Mac Wilkins, Kenny Moore, Dave Wottle, Alberto Salazar, and many more.'A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.'
Steve Prefontaine - DirectorNeema BarnetteStarsCharlayne WoodardLouis Gossett Jr.Tina LiffordTruth is stranger than fiction. Olympic gold medal hurdler Gail Devers almost lost her feet to a mysterious disease after being picked for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She failed to qualify for the finals as the disease (Graves Disease) left her feet swollen, cracked, and oozing blood. After two years, doctors were on the verge of amputating when it was discovered that radiation treatment was making it worse. Gail Devers eventually recovered and went on to win the one hundred meter in Barcelona. She might have won the one hundred meter hurdles if she hadn't tripped on the final hurdle. She also competed in and won the sprint at Atlanta.'Nineteen months earlier I had been crawling on my hands and knees. Now, although I was in lane two and no one gave me a chance, I told myself: "I'm not afraid of anything or anybody. God, let your will be done." I won the race. I was Olympic champion.'
Gail Devers - DirectorJan EglesonStarsCrystal BernardEsai MoralesCasey SanderA runner's bulimia and anorexia threaten both her dream of competing in the Olympics and her marriage to Denver's mayor.'Whenever I run, I feel as if my best friend has come back.'
Ellen Hart Peña - DirectorSabuStarsTomorô TaguchiDiamond YukaiShin'ichi TsutsumiA salaryman, a drug addict and a yakuza go on a breathless three man chase through the streets of Tokyo, each for a different reason and fighting demons.'Running felt so good. I never ran like that before. Not full speed like that... I felt like I could do anything.'
Takeda - DirectorSteve JamesStarsJared LetoR. Lee ErmeyEd O'NeillBased on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young.'A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.'
Steve Prefontaine - DirectorGuoxing ChenStarsHong TaoBing HeKai JiangTriangular story about a blind girl falling love in her sports teacher. Through a class mate who falls in love in her, she learns to accept her blindness. The film gives good inside for non-Chinese on the situation of the blind in China.
- DirectorRoberto BanguraStarsAmanda MealingJoanna WardJamie McIntoshA 13 year old talented athlete struggles to come to terms with the traumas of life as she prepares for a very important athletics event.
- DirectorRobert TowneStarsBilly CrudupDonald SutherlandMonica PotterThe life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.'To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.'
Steve Prefontaine - StarsJohn HoltJim RyunA documentary on the life of runner Jim Ryun featuring exclusive footage of Ryun's record setting 3:58.3 mile run at the Kansas state championships.'"I think you can be the school record holder,” the coach told me. While he still had my attention, he said, “I think you can do what no other high school boy has ever done before. I think you can be the first to run under four minutes.” I’m just sitting there stunned, not knowing what that really meant. After all, it was only my fourth race.'
Jim Ryun - 1997–20231h 40mTV-G6.6 (284)TV EpisodeDirectorLee GrantStarsKimberly EliseTina LiffordNicole Ari ParkerA disabled young girl from a disadvantaged home setting develops self esteem and success in life through Special Olympics competition. Based on the true story of Loretta Claiborne.'I was black, I was a girl, I was in need and people told me I was mentally retarded. So I guess I didn't have it too easy. People who ride the little bus never forget.'
Loretta Claiborne - DirectorMel StuartStarsAdam BookspanAngelika CastanedaEric CliftonForty runners compete in the most grueling race on earth, the Badwater. The film documents the trials and tribulations of these athletes as they run 135 miles through Death Valley in July and explores the motivations behind this seemingly masochistic contest. A celebration of the perseverance of the human will beyond the limits of the human body.'All racers who officially complete the event within 48 hours will receive a finisher's t-shirt and commemorative Badwater Ultramarathon buckle.'
Badwater Ultramarathon Rules - DirectorJean StewartStarsArmin Mueller-StahlNthati MosheshPaterson JosephA failed track coach finally finds someone who he believes has what it takes to win.
- DirectorZacharias KunukStarsNatar UngalaaqSylvia IvaluPeter-Henry ArnatsiaqThe telling of an Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace.
- DirectorJohn C.P. Goheen'One thing that I've always preached among these girls is that running serves a purpose in their lives. There are no boundaries for anyone.'
Coach Milfred Tewawina - DirectorUrsula MeierStarsLouise SzpindelDora JemaaNina Meurisse15-year-old Sabine tries to do everything to become a champion in running.
- DirectorPatrick MontelRégis WargnierStarsHaile GebrselassieHeike DrechslerHicham El Guerrouj'Ask yourself: "Can I give more?". The answer is usually: "Yes".'
Paul Tergat - DirectorJesse MossStarsJames HogueThe true story of James Hogue, a brilliant impostor who embraced the American art of self-invention, fabricated a spectacular series of fictional identities for himself, and successfully conned his way into Princeton University
- DirectorAngeliki ContisStarsPanagiotis AntonopoulosNatasa GiannousiVlasis Karavasilis'...There’s also that great feeling that you sometimes get while running. In English it’s called "runner’s high". You feel like your entire body is a well oiled machine that won’t let you down.'
Natasa - DirectorMichael McGowanStarsAdam ButcherCampbell ScottJennifer TillySaint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth-grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the 1954 Boston Marathon.
- DirectorYoon-Chul JungStarsCho Seung-wooKim Mi-sookLee Ki-youngAn autistic boy discovers he has a talent for running and with the help of the mother participates in a major marathon.
- DirectorKelley BakerStarsIan Anderson-PriddyDon AlderAndrew OxMartin "Bird" Johnson is a 17 year old white trash kid who runs. He runs to keep from being beaten up. With his Mother in prison, his Father gone, and his Grandfather beating him, there's nothing to do but run. One day the manipulative High School Track Coach sees him outrunning his entire track team, (they want to beat him up), and figures Martin is his ticket to a college coaching job.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsShawn AshmoreRyan McDonaldNoah ReidThe story of Terry Fox's unprecendented cross-Canada marathon on an artificial leg for cancer research that made him a national hero.'When I ran through that tiny little Sparks Street Mall, the road was so narrow, yet people were running behind me and all these other people were lined up, clapping for me. It was quite a long way down the road where all the people were and I was just sprinting. I was floating through the air and I didn’t even feel a thing. I felt so great. That type of memory you can never take away.'
Terry Fox - DirectorCharles BeesonStarsJamie MaclachlanChristopher PlummerShaun SmythThe story of the four minute mile-breaker Roger Bannister.'I was always a great bundle of energy. As a child, instead of walking, I would run. And so running, which is a pain to a lot of people, was always a pleasure to me because it was so easy.'
Sir Roger Bannister - DirectorJ.B. BennaStarsJ.B. BennaDavid HortonTHE RUNNER follows Extreme UltraRunner David Horton as he runs more than 40 miles per day for 66 consecutive days in an attempt to set the speed record on the 2,700 mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. An epic adventure of human endurance.'Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. I know there will be a certain amount of pain.'
David Horton - DirectorAlex D. da SilvaJustine JacobWhen teenagers from one of the nation's toughest neighborhoods in Oakland, California sign up to train for a marathon, they begin the journey of a lifetime. Runners High is an intimate, character driven documentary of struggle, courage, and hope. During a season filled with conflict and possibility, four of these teens bare their dreams, joys, tears and fears. As several stumble under pressure in emotionally charged moments, others realize the journey begins with the power and commitment to accept responsibility for their own futures. Runners High shows that no matter what happens next, one season of training to run 26.2 miles can change your life forever.'I have a no-wimp rule. I don't train wimps. I teach marathons as mind over matter. It's not about how strong you are or how good of an athlete you are. It's about mental toughness.'
Coach Alphonzo Jackson - DirectorGabor CsupoStarsJosh HutchersonAnnaSophia RobbZooey DeschanelA preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.
- DirectorJon DunhamStarsDick BeardsleyRyan BradleyLeah CailleThe first ever feature-length film to capture the essence, drama and unique spectacle of the famed 26.2-mile race, the production features five runners - three amateurs and two elites - as they train for and ultimately run the Chicago Marathon.'If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.'
Kathrine Switzer - DirectorBrennan GallowayAlex NicholsStarsAnton Krupicka
- DirectorJames MollStarsMatt DamonCharlie EngleKevin LinThree men attempt to become the first humans to run coast to coast across the Sahara Desert.
- DirectorDavid SchwimmerStarsSimon PeggThandiwe NewtonHank AzariaFive years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
- DirectorCharles S. DuttonStarsCharles S. DuttonYaya DaCostaZulay HenaoFrom Emmy-winning director and actor Charles S. Dutton, comes the true story of a guard (Dutton) at a Teen Correctional Facility-- who saw the cycle of destructive choices and racial tensions between female teen offenders, and decided to do something about it. He gathered African-American, Latina, and white teens, and put together a multi-racial track team behind the bars of the detention center.
- DirectorJudd EhrlichStarsFred LebowEd KochNina KuscsikWithout one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania, the New York City Marathon simply wouldn't exist. Ehrlich's fun, loving, and inspirational tribute to the late Fred Lebow shows how one man's imagination, determination, and love for running created one of the world's most popular sporting events.'Few things in life match the thrill of a marathon.'
Fred Lebow - DirectorMatty ArnoldStarsJoe NewtonCharlie KernEric DettmanCoach Joe Newton has used the sport of Cross Country Running to teach simple but important lessons to high school boys for the last 50 years. "Always do your best", "be on time" and "it's nice to be great but far greater to be nice" are mantras, which have turned the Boys Cross Country team at the public York High School in Elmhurst Illinois into the most winning high school team in any sport in America. Along with mastery of their sport, Newton turns boys into men, who carry his teaching and his love for each of them throughout their lives. The Long Green Line documents the York Duke's 2005 Cross Country season as the runners seek their record 25th state title in 50 years. In the sport of Cross Country only the top 5 athletes per team score points and only seven are included in competition. The York team has 221 athletes participating under the tutelage of Coach Newton. Though 214 boys know they will have no influence on the season's scores, they are moved to participate just to be in the presence of Coach Newton. Such a large team is a blessing and curse. Newton is able to spread his influence further but life lessons can go unheard when they have to trickle to so many ears. In the middle of the season, two of the star athletes are expelled from school after committing over $1 million in arson damage. The York team is forced to rebuild -- to face a true test of what they have learned both physically and mentally. The team is colorfully decorated with characters like the All-American winners the Dettman Twins, Sophomore John Fisher, a high functioning autistic with a heart of gold, out of shape former football players who reside on the lowest rung of the team and Freshman Connor Chadwick who has cerebral palsy but is able to run without leg braces for the first time in his life. The Long Green Line is not only a team but also, a rite of passage. It is a lifeline for these young runners as they move from adolescence to manhood.'You put a little pressure on a vacillating teenager, give him a little discipline, a little motivation, and all of a sudden he grows from a nothing into a something.'
Coach Joe Newton - DirectorJ.B. BennaStarsAlexandria KarnazesDean KarnazesFran KarnazesDean Karnazes also known as the UltraMarathon Man has inspired thousands of runners. This is the epilogue to Karnazes' 50 day expedition. Dean Karnazes completed 50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Consecutive Days. "Sure its about running, but mostly it's about life."'People think I'm crazy to put myself through such torture, though I would argue otherwise. Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness.'
Dean Karnazes - DirectorDavey FrankelRasselas LakewStarsRasselas LakewDag MalmbergRuta GedmintasRunning the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero in his own country and to the continent, Bikila was the first African to win a gold medal, and four years later in Tokyo would become the first person in history to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the marathon. This soldier and quiet son of a shepherd would be acknowledged by many as the greatest long distance runner the world had ever known. One evening while returning to his home in Addis Ababa from training in the Ethiopian countryside, Bikila was involved in a tragic car accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down. Unable to walk and faced with the greatest challenge of his life, he struggled to maintain his will to live and in the process discovered a deeper meaning of competition, taking up archery for the Paralympics and competing as a handicapped dog sledder in Norway. Though his running career had come to a tragic end, the race of his life had a new beginning. For the first time, the true story of Bikila's epic quest for life and sport comes to the big screen. Not since Raging Bull has the life of an athlete been rendered with such emotional power and cinematic grace.'I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.'
Abebe Bikila - DirectorKevin KerwinStarsCharlie EngleMarshall UlrichFollows ultrarunning veterans Marshall Ulrich and Charlie Engle as they attempt to set a new speed record for crossing the country on foot in 2008.
- DirectorMoritz SiebertAbiyot is one of several African long distance runners, trying to make a living and career in the US. Once he was a promising member of the Ethiopian national team, but two years ago he left his country to start a new life. Weekend after weekend, he races with fellow African athletes in road races, competing over a few hundred dollars of prize money. The film follows Abiyot as he prepares for an important race. Every morning at break of dawn he tirelessly trains in the empty streets of his Bronx neighborhood. With every aspect of his daily routine centered on his training, his footsteps not only dictate the rhythm of his life, but also become the pervasive rhythm of the film. In phone calls with his family back home, Abiyot tries to convince them and himself, that the running will pay off in the long term.'If you are strong, the running will pay off in the long term.'
Abyiot Endale - DirectorSumio OhmoriStarsKeisuke KoideKento HayashiYôsuke KawamuraTwo talented runners who have not fulfilled their potential meet by chance and rekindle their enthusiasm for the sport.
- DirectorRobert VicencioStarsLu HuangNina MillerKyle RothsteinA drama centered on a Chinese runner who looks to take a 100-mile run through the mountains of Yunnan.
- DirectorNisha ChainaniStarsMandira BediBikram SalujaSammir DattaniSeveral people face challenges when they decide to compete in a 42 Kilometer long marathon.
- DirectorTim VandeSteegStarsJ. Marie FiegerChris HitchcockJason HitchcockAfter tragically losing his wife to breast cancer and struggling to raise three young children on his own, real life super hero and modern day Forrest Gump, Terry Hitchcock seized on an idea. He wanted to accomplish the impossible: run 75 consecutive marathons in 75 consecutive days to bring attention to the incredibly difficult lives of single-parent families. He ran in spite of freezing rain and unbearable heat, in spite of chest pains and bone fractures that wracked his 57-year-old body. He just kept running - each day, every day - strengthening an unbreakable bond between father and son--- not stopping until he broke the finish line tape in Atlanta. MY RUN is more than a film about a guy running multiple marathons; it's a film about the daily marathons we all run in life.'I never got that so-called "runner's high", but I did feel extreme loneliness at times, like nobody cared.'
Terry Hitchcock - DirectorBenjamin HeisenbergStarsAndreas LustMarkus SchleinzerRoman KettnerA story based on Johann Rettenberger, an Austrian marathon runner and a bank robber.
- DirectorEzra HollandSteve NashStarsTerry FoxIn 1980, Fox was seeking a way to raise awareness for cancer research. His own struggle with the disease had resulted in the amputation of his right leg.'It’s one thing to run across Canada, but now, people are really going to know what cancer is.'
Terry Fox - DirectorGemma AtwalGemma Atwal's dynamic epic follows four-year-old Budhia, rescued from poverty by Biranchi Das, a larger-than-life judo coach and operator of an orphanage for slum children in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. When Budhia displays an uncommon talent for long-distance running, Biranchi nurtures his gift, heralding him as a folk hero for the impoverished masses, and maybe even for India itself. But after golden child Budhia breaks down during a world-record 65 kilometer run at the age of four, public opinion begins to turn on the guru and his disciple, and soon the two are swept up in a maelstrom of media controversy and political scandal. Following Budhia's roller-coaster journey over five years, Marathon Boy is a Dickensian tale of greed, corruption, and broken dreams set between the heart-racing world of marathon running, the poverty-stricken slums, and the political intrigue of a modernizing India. Nothing is what it seems in Budhia and Biranchi's story, and Atwal continually shifts viewer identification to tell both a shocking story of opportunism and exploitation, but also a touching portrait of an authentic bond between a parent and child.'I can run and eat to my heart's content here.'
Budhia Singh - DirectorChristoph BaadenMarcie HumeStarsMargaret Lily AndresJason BaldwinBruce LangloisHOOD TO COAST follows four unlikely teams on their epic journey to conquer the world's largest relay race. From a 67-year-old heart attack survivor determined to conquer the race that almost killed her, to a rookie team of animators who are utterly unprepared for the 197 mile long adventure, this character-driven documentary takes a celebratory look at personal motivation and attempting the extraordinary.
- DirectorOmer PeledStarsHaile SatayinA documentary film that focuses on the Israeli long-distance runner Ayele Seteng (AKA Haile Satayin), the oldest marathon runner in the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing, and his efforts to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. A long distance runner since he was a young boy in Ethiopia, Satayin became a marathon runner only after immigrating to Israel in the early 1990s. Now, at his 50s, he has to keep on running. We follow him as he practices in Ethiopia, far away from his wife and eight children and witness moments of victory and defeat, as he competes in marathons around the world - from Berlin, Germany to Tiberias, Israel.'I hate running the marathon. It is the hardest run to execute, and you have to suffer through many kilometers.'
Ayele Seteng - DirectorRégis WargnierStarsRachida BrakniCyril DescoursClémentine CélariéAfter five years in jail, Leila is free again. Yannick, a young athlete, recently lost his sight in a car crash. The only discipline in which he can compete is running, but he must race tethered to a guide. Before she went to prison, Leila was an elite athlete. She will be Yannick's eyes. Leila keeps quiet about her past. Sick of the sympathy of his family and friends, Yannick welcomes her silence. Training and preparing to race helps them both rebuild their lives. There are past events that won't let go, and present feelings and emotions that bring upheaval and a new direction. But you have to keep running and battling, down the straight to the line.
- DirectorRegan HallStarsLenora CrichlowPhil DavisJamie HowardA street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
- DirectorJerry RothwellTown of Runners is a feature documentary about young runners from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, home to the current Olympic and World Champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele. The film follows three children as they move from school track to national competition and from childhood to adulthood.'For my country and for my family.'
Alemi Tsegaye