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Nov 4, 1983 · Running Brave: Directed by Donald Shebib. With Robby Benson, Pat Hingle, Claudia Cron, Jeff McCracken. The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000-meter long-distance foot-race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
- Donald Shebib
- 11
- 2 min
In one of the great upsets in sports history, Mills sprinted from third place for the win. Mills is still the only American in history to win the Olympic 10,000 meter run. Robby Benson portrays Mills. Pat Hingle and a young Graham Greene also star.
- $8 million
- November 4, 1983
- Ira Englander
- Mike Post
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Mills is played in the movie by Robby Benson, a sound but sort of unexciting young actor who seems to specialize in these sincere roles. The most interesting character in the movie is the coach, played by Pat Hingle.
May 31, 2005 · Running Brave [DVD] Denis Lacroix, Mike Post, Graham Greene, Tantoo Martin, George Clutesi, Francois Protat, Claudia Cron, Robby Benson, Jeff McCracken, Jack Ackroy…. See more.
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1h 42m 1983. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. American Indian, Billy Mills overcomes adversity to win the gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000 meter competition. Cast & Crew. Read More. Donald Shebib. Director. Robby Benson. Pat Hingle. Claudia Cron. Jeff Mccracken. Douglas Marquardt. Film Details.
The last guest was Robbie Benson who revealed that he and Billy had become very close friends as a consequence of their close collaboration over the movie. This shows in Benson's powerful re-creation of this great chapter in American sporting history.