Running Brave (1983)


Running Brave
Release Date04 November 1983
Budget$8,000,000
TaglineThis is the true story of a man's triumph over prejudice, pain and himself. Billy Mills, a North American Indian brought up on the reservation, destined against all odds to become the best distance runner in the world.
GenreDrama, Sport
CountryCanada
Filming LocationsDrumheller, Alberta, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassDocudrama, Sports Drama
MoodTriumph of the Spirit
ThemesUnderdogs
TonesPassionate, Rousing, Stirring
TagsAthlete, Gold Medal, Indian (Native American), Olympic Games, Running, Sioux [Lakota], Track [track And Field]

Running Brave is a 1983 movie based on the story of Billy Mills, a North American Indian brought up on the reservation, destined against all odds to become the best distance runner in the world in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Billy Mills

Coach Bill Easton

Claudia Cron
Pat Mills

Dennis Riley

Billy's father

Eddie Mills

Denis Lacroix
Frank Mills

Kendall Smith
Young Billy

George Clutesi
Ben

Margo Kane
Catherine

Derek Campbell
Fight Bookmaker

Maurice Wolfe
Uncle Chester

Albert Angus
Bud

Barbara Blackhorse
Young Catherine

William Berry
Carny Barker

John Littlechild
Pine Ridge Boy

Caroline

Gail Omeasoo
Roseanne

Billy Runsabove
Indian singer, drummer

Seymour Eaglespeaker
drummer, Indian singer

Merrill Dendoff
drummer, Indian singer

Michael J. Reynolds
Roger Douglas

Chris Judge
Schwartz

Jack Ackroyd
High School Coach

Tommy Banks
Campus Cop

Rob Roy
Frat President

Francis Damberger
Wilson

Thomas Peacocke
Mr. Harris

Barbara Reese
Mrs. Harris

Douglas Marquardt
Drill Sergeant

Bonar Bain
University Professor

Donna Devore
Girl Student

Wendell Smith
Chris Mitchell

Kaye Corbett
The Viking

Brendan Hughes
U.S Coach

Margot Kane
Catherine

Gary Poon
Japanese official

Director

D.S. Everett
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Donald Shebib
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Producer

Henry Bean
writer

Shirl Hendryx
writer

Ira Englander
producer

Maurice Wolfe
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

François Protat
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Editor

Peter Zinner
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Casting Director

Jane Feinberg
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Mike Fenton
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Marci Liroff
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Production Designer

Carol Spier
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Art Director

Barbara Dunphy
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Costume Designer

Wendy Partridge

Makeup Department

Rosemarie Diekmann
second assistant hair stylist

Art Department

Daniel R. Bradette
set dresser

Laurie Dobbie
painter

Sound Department

Gary C. Bourgeois
sound re-recording mixer

T.A. Moore Jr.
sound re-recording mixer

Troy Porter
sound recordist

Rob Young
sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

John Berrie
gaffer

Joseph Lederer
still photographer

Transportation Department

Don Retzer
transport coordinator

Other Crew

Christine Wilson
script supervisor

Production Company

Englander Productions
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Distributor

Buena Vista Pictures

Tapeworm Video Distributors






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