The Long Run (film)

The Long Run
Directed by	Jean Stewart
Written by	Johann Potgieter
Produced by	Anant Singh Helena Spring
Starring	Armin Mueller-Stahl Nthati Moshesh
Cinematography	Cinders Forshaw
Edited by	Avril Beukes
Music by	Trevor Jones
Production companies	Baer Production Company Distant Horizon
Distributed by	Universal Focus [1]
Release date	4 May 2001 (2001-05-04)(United States [2] )
Running time	112 min
Country	South Africa
Language	English

The Long Run is a 2001 film starring Oscar nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl as a running coach and Nthati Moshesh as a young runner. It was directed by Jean Stewart and written by Johann Potgieter.

The film is based around the Comrades Marathon, an ultra-marathon race run over a distance of approximately 90 km (55.9 mi) between the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, and the coastal city of Durban.

Cast

• Armin Mueller-Stahl as Bertold 'Barry' Bohmer
• Nthati Moshesh as Christine Moyo
• Paterson Joseph as Gasa
• Desmond Dube as Miso
• Seputla Sebogodi as Terror
• Gift Leotlela as Popo
• Nakedi Ribane as Blanche
• Wilson Dunster as Suiker
• Chris van Niekerk as Pool
• Elize Cawood as Mrs. Suiker
• Rika Sennett as Greta
• Melody House as Emily

See also

• List of films about the sport of athletics

References

1. "THE LONG RUN, US poster, 2001, © Universal Focus/Courtesy Everett Collection Stock Photo - Alamy".
2. ""The Long Run" movie advertisement". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 4 May 2001. p. E7.

External links

• The Long Run at IMDb