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26 times in a row

Canada, 1978

Film
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The Marathon has become a symbol of the Olympics. A modern-day addition to the Games, it commemorates the soldier who ran cross-country, in 490 B.C., to announce the Greek victory at Marathon and then died. Excellent film footage of the 1976 Olympic Marathon documents the physical demands of the race. Its emotional counterpart is related by Cierpinski, the event’s 1976 gold medalist. This emotion-charged film proves that although the winner of the Decathlon is the best all-round athlete, the “toughest” is the winner of the Marathon. (Award: Portland)

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Credits

director

Jacques Bobet

producer

Jean-Claude Labrecque

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:23:57:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313285

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physical fitness

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sports - Physiological aspects

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Athletes

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Marathon running

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympic Games (21st : 1976 : Montreal, Quebec)

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympics

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympics - History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Canada

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Physiological aspects

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Psychological aspects

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q59588832

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