With insight and energy, Pierre Morath traces running's rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation movements took the sport onto the streets. Today, all anybody needs to run is the determination and a pair of the right shoes. But just fifty years ago, running was viewed almost exclusively as the domain of elite male athletes who competed on tracks. With insight and propulsive energy, director Pierre Morath traces running's rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation movements and newfound sense of personal freedom that defined the era took the sport out of the stadiums and onto the streets, and how legends like Steve Prefontaine, Fred Lebow, and Kathrine Switzer redefined running as a populist phenomenon.
Keywords
- International Documentaries
- Exclusief op Sooner
- Sport & Cinema
- sociaal drama
- stadsleven
Actors
- Philippe Torreton
Director
- Pierre Morath
Documentaire
1h 30min
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With insight and energy, Pierre Morath traces running's rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation movements took the sport onto the streets.
With insight and energy, Pierre Morath traces running's rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation movements took the sport onto the streets.
Today, all anybody needs to run is the determination and a pair of the right shoes. But just fifty years ago, running was viewed almost exclusively as the domain of elite male athletes who competed on tracks. With insight and propulsive energy, director Pierre Morath traces running's rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation movements and newfound sense of personal freedom that defined the era took the sport out of the stadiums and onto the streets, and how legends like Steve Prefontaine, Fred Lebow, and Kathrine Switzer redefined running as a populist phenomenon.
Cast & Crew
Director
Pierre Morath
Cast
Philippe Torreton