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English. Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 is a 2000 documentary film directed by Mel Stuart. The film follows athletes as they run 135 miles in the 1999 Badwater Ultramarathon, starting in California's Death Valley and ending at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney . The winner for the 1999 race was Eric Clifton with a time of 27 ...
- English
- Mel Stuart
- (US) August 4, 2000
- Galaxy Entertainment
With Adam Bookspan, Angelika Castaneda, Eric Clifton, Maria De Jesus. Forty runners compete in the most grueling race on earth, the Badwater. The film documents the trials and tribulations of these athletes as they run 135 miles through Death Valley in July and explores the motivations behind this seemingly masochistic contest.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Mel Stuart
- 2000-04
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135. 2000. 1h 40m. Documentary/Sport. Cast. Adam Bookspan (Self)Angelika Castaneda (Self)Eric Clifton (Self)Maria De Jesus (Self) Director. Mel Stuart....
Aug 21, 2000 · Film. Reviews. Aug 21, 2000 12:00am PT. Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135. Vet filmmaker Mel Stuart delivers a well-paced trip through one of the most grueling marathons on Earth, following 13...
Forty runners compete in the most gruelling race on earth, the Badwater. The film documents the trials and tribulations of these athletes as they run 135 miles through Death Valley in July and explores the motivations behind this seemingly masochistic contest. A celebration of the perseverance of the human will beyond the limits of the human body