Adam Butcher
Ralph Walker
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Apr 8, 2005 · Recently viewed. Saint Ralph: Directed by Michael McGowan. With Adam Butcher, Michael Kanevsky, Gordon Pinsent, Tamara Hope. Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth-grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the 1954 Boston Marathon.
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- Comedy, Drama, Sport
- Michael McGowan
- 2005-04-08
Saint Ralph is a 2004 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael McGowan. Its central character is a teenage boy who trains for the 1954 Boston Marathon in the hope a victory will be the miracle his mother needs to awaken from a coma.
An unfortunate incident of self-abuse in the community pool inadvertently sets him on this road when, as penance, Ralph is conscripted to the cross-country team. Desperate to believe a miracle will bring his mother out of a coma, Ralph becomes a convert to the church of running, and determines to win the Boston Marathon. —Anonymous
Aug 5, 2005 · When Ralph discovers that his hospitalized mother has slipped into a coma, he decides to run in the Boston Marathon, hoping that, if he wins, God will grant him a miracle and make his mother...
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- Michael Mcgowan
- PG-13
- Adam Butcher
Saint Ralph. Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest of trying to win the 1954 Boston Marathon. 676 IMDb 7.3 1 h 38 min 2005. X-Ray PG-13.
- 98 min
Frequently in trouble with Father Fitzpatrick (Gordon Pinsent), the principal of his all-boys, Catholic school, Ralph is considered something of a joke among peers until he decides to pull off a miracle that could save his mother, i.e., winning the Boston Marathon.
- 95 min
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. A ninth grade Catholic school boy sets out to make a miracle happen. Believing a miracle can save his mother's life and having been told his winning the Boston Marathon would be "a miracle," Ralph begins training to win the famed race.
