A Shining Season (1979)
The true story of University of New Mexico track star John Baker who, dying of cancer, spent his remaining time coaching a losing girls' track team to a winning season.
- Date of release
- 1979-12-26
- TMDB
- 4.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Stuart Margolin
Casting
- Timothy Bottoms — John Baker
- Allyn Ann McLerie — Polly Baker
- Constance Forslund — Mary Anne
- Ed Begley Jr. — John Haaland
- Rip Torn — Jack Baker
- Mason Adams — Dr. Ed Johnson
- Ellen Geer — Veta Mercer
- Arthur Rosenberg — Emmett Duncan
- Steve Shaw — Ron Bellamy
- Tamar Howard — Stephanie Keel
- Michael Sharrett — Chuck Lander
- Gene D. Jackson — Adolph Plummer
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