Going the Distance (1979)
Canadian documentary film directed by Paul Cowan about the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
- Date of release
- 1979-05-25
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Paul Cowan
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Going the Distance is a 1979 Canadian documentary film directed by Paul Cowan about the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, and produced by Robert Verrall and Jacques Bobet, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Production
The film had a budget of $840,000 (equivalent to $3,448,200 in 2025). The film was shot in Canada, Isle of Mann, Kenya, Tanzania, New Zealand, and England from 18 November 1977 to 12 August 1978. The film was narrated by Michael Kane in English and Jacques Fauteux in French.
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