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The first ever documentary film to delve into the gruelling world of marathon running. Spanning four different continents and six...
The first ever documentary film to delve into the gruelling world of marathon running. Spanning four different continents and six competitors ranging from amateur enthusiasts to some of the biggest names in the sport, all roads lead to the 2005 Chicago marathon, considered one of the discipline’s elite events.
Executive producer Mark Jonathon Harris is a documentary veteran with three Academy awards in his trophy cabinet.
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88 %8 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
90 %661 reviewsAudience score rating
"The challenge is emotional as well as physical and as a non-runner myself, I was curious as to how interested I would be in this film about people passionate about the sport. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself totally involved and swept along by its enthusiasm."
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Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile"Their constitutions may not agree, dousing the movie’s evangelical fervor — and entertaining the unconverted — with a smattering of injuries and performance anxieties. Experts chime in with amusing legends (like attributing the early ban on women to fears that the uterus might fall out), but the movie’s main focus is the high itself."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Evangelical, fitfully engaging look at the ultimate athletic event."
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"I wanted to stand up and shout "Go you good things.""
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Newshub
NewshubSpirit Of The Marathon | Details
- Runtime
- 102
- Genre
- Documentary, Sport
- Country of origin
- USA
