Description

From three-time Academy Award winning filmmaker and Executive Producer Mark Jonathan Harris and Director Jon Dunham, comes the first ever non-fiction feature film to capture the drama and essence of the famed 26.2 mile running event. Filmed on four continents, "Spirit of the Marathon" brings together a diverse cast of amateur athletes and marathon luminaries. As six unique stories unfold, each runner prepared for and ultimately faces the challenge of the Chicago Marathon. More than a sports movie, "Spirit of the Marathon" is an inspirational journey of perseverance and personal triumph; a spectacle that will be embraced by runners and non-runners alike.

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"Spirit of the Marathon” is much more than a great sports documentary. Its close-up human stories show what this challenging sport means to millions of people. It gives artistic expression to a movement on the cutting edge of 21st century society and culture."
- Roger Robinson, Author “Running in Literature”

Even if you’ve never run for anything but a bus, you’ll likely get swept up in this movies inspiring journey of physical endurance and personal achievement.
-Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

It’s a moving, cleaver, heartfelt examination of the marathon both as elite athletic competition and the “Everyman’s Everest”.
-Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune

Cast

Dick Beardsley, Sara Mae Berman, Amby Burfoot, Paula Radcliffe, Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Frank Shorter, Kathrine Switzer, Paul Tergat, Grete Waitz, Deena Kastor, Ryan Bradley, Leah Caille, Lori O'Connor, Jerry Meyers and Daniel Njenga

Festivals

Winner, Audience Choice Award, Chicago International Film Festival, 2007.

Winner, Best Picture Award, Mammoth Film Festival, 2007

San Francisco Documentary Festival aka SF Indie Fest - 2008

Official Selection International Documentary Association's 12th Annual DocuWeek Theatrical Documentary Showcase

Production Credits & Notes

Jon Dunham (Producer/Director), Mark Jonathan Harris (Executive producer), Gwendolen Twist (Producer)