Running Brave 40 years old

It wasn't where he finished that made him an Olympic hero, it was where he began . . .

The story of Billy Mills the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics.

Credits

Running Brave Cast

Name Character
Graham Greene He was 79, 86 years old when he died as Eddie Mills
Robby Benson He was 27, now 68 years old as Billy Mills
Pat Hingle He was 59, 84 years old when he died as Coach Bill Easton
August Schellenberg He was 47, 77 years old when he died as Billy's father
Tantoo Cardinal She was 33, now 73 years old as Caroline
Michael J. Reynolds He was 44, 78 years old when he died as Roger Douglas
Denis Lacroix as Frank Mills
Fred Keating He was 86, 64 years old when he died as TV Sportscaster
Kendall Smith He was 27, now 67 years old as Young Billy
George Clutesi He was 78, 83 years old when he died as Ben
Claudia Cron as Pat Mills

Running Brave Crew

Name Department
Jane Feinberg as Casting. Production
Mike Fenton as Casting. Production
Marci Liroff as Casting. She was 25 (now 66) years old Production
Peter Zinner as Editor. He was 64 (88) years old when He died Editing
Wendy Partridge as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Barbara Dunphy as Art Direction. Art
François Protat as Director of Photography. He was 38 (74) years old when He died Camera
John Berrie as Gaffer. Lighting
Henry Bean as Writer. He was 38 (now 78) years old Writing
Troy Porter as Sound Recordist. He was 128 (74) years old when He died Crew
Donald Shebib as Director. He was 45 (now 86) years old Directing
Mike Post as Original Music Composer. He was 39 (now 79) years old Sound
Running Brave poster
Running Brave (40 years)

It wasn't where he finished that made him an Olympic hero, it was where he began . . .

  • Release day: Friday, November 04, 1983
  • Runtime: 106 minutes