Running (1979)
A story about having the courage to be what you are!
An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and other personal problems.
- Date of release
- 1979-10-30
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Steven Hilliard Stern
Casting
- Michael Douglas — Michael Andropolis
- Susan Anspach — Janet
- Lawrence Dane — Coach Walker
- Eugene Levy — Ritchie Rosenberg
- Chuck Shamata — Howard
- Philip Akin — Chuck Stone
- Trudy Young — Pregnant woman
- Murray Westgate — Mr. Finlay
- Jennifer McKinney — Susan Andropolis
- Lesleh Donaldson — Andrea Andropolis
- Jim McKay — Jim McKay
- Deborah Burgess — Debbie Rosenberg
Interesting facts
Running is a 1979 Canadian sports drama film written and directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Michael Douglas and Susan Anspach. It is about the fictional American marathon runner and Olympic hopeful Michael Andropolis and his struggle to compete in the Olympic Games.
Production
Many of the scenes including the start of the marathon as well as scenic shots were filmed in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada.
Additional scenes were filmed at Lakeshore Studio in Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and New York City.
The film was made for $4 million and sold to TV for $5 million even before it was released.
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