Steve Prefontaine - Der Langstreckenläufer (1997)
Inspirierend und unterhaltsam ist dieser von Kritikern umjubelte Film, der die wahre Geschichte eines Mannes und seiner Jagd auf das olympische Gold erzählt. Mit übermäßigem Selbstvertrauen, Charisma und viel Durchhaltevermögen sucht Steve Prefontaine seine Grenzen auf und wird entgegen der Regeln einer der größten Langstreckenläufer aller Zeiten. Obwohl sein Weg zum Sieg von Verletzungen, Kontroverse und Tragödien geprägt wird, erobert dieser übermütige Läufer die Herzen der Welt mit seiner unerbittlichen Durchsetzungskraft. „Steve Prefontaine – der Langstreckenläufer“ bietet ausgezeichnete Darstellern und einer fesselnde Geschichte – ein wirklich unwiderstehlicher Film, den man einfach gesehen haben muss.
Der Regisseur:
Steve James
Die Autor:
Eugene Corr, Steve James.
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Jared Leto as Steve Prefontaine |
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R. Lee Ermey as Bill Bowerman |
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Ed O'Neill as Bill Dellinger |
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Breckin Meyer as Pat Tyson |
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Lindsay Crouse as Elfriede Prefontaine |
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Amy Locane as Nancy Alleman |
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Laurel Holloman as Elaine Finley |
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Brian McGovern as Mac Wilkins |
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Kurtwood Smith as Curtis Cunningham |
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Adrian Amadeus as Finnish Teammate |
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Laurence Ballard as O'Hara |
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Ryan Brewer as 12 Year Old Kid |
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Shannon Leto as Bar Patron |
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Robert Burke as Young Pre |
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Kevin Calabro as 3rd Airport Reporter |
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George Catalano as Patron #1 |
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Wally Dalton as Dick Burke |
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Adam Fitzhugh as Thomas Becker |
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Jim Freeman as Patron #2 |
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Peter Anthony Jacobs as Ray Prefontaine |
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Eric Keenleyside as James Buck |
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Stephen J. Lang as Bartender |
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Eric Liddell as Gary Powers |
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Henri Lubatti as Frank Shorter |
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Michael Patten as Munich Stadium Official |
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Geoffrey Haley as German Soldier |
| Directing | Steve James | Director |
| Production | Pam Dixon | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Bronson | Costume Design |
| Sound | Mary Ramos | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Michelle Kuznetsky Silverman | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Mason Daring | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Peter C. Frank | Editor |
| Art | Carol Winstead Wood | Production Design |
| Camera | Peter Gilbert | Director of Photography |
| Production | Shelly Glasser | Co-Producer |
| Production | Irby Smith | Producer |
| Production | Jon Lutz | Producer |
| Production | Mark Doonan | Producer |
| Production | Peter Gilbert | Producer |
| Writing | Eugene Corr | Screenplay |
| Editing | Jim J. Williams | Color Timer |
| Production | Beth DePatie | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Jeanne Caliendo | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jay Smith | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Suzanne Suffredin | Editor |
| Production | Pam Dixon | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Stan Barrett | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Chris Howell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Gregory A. Weimerskirch | Art Direction |
| Crew | Stanton Barrett | Stunts |
| Crew | Rusty Hanson | Stunts |
| Crew | Kathy Jarvis | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Otis | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Sarchian | Stunts |
| Art | Nina Bradford | Set Decoration |
| Art | Chris Karges | Leadman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ronald Leamon | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marienne O'Brien | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary L. Pyanowski | Key Hair Stylist |
| Camera | Peter Kuttner | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robin Buerki | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Robin Buerki | "B" Camera Operator |
| Directing | Barbara Tuss | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Robert Marts | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Brett Grant-Grierson | Boom Operator |
| Editing | John Helde | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Stuart Goetz | Music Editor |
| Sound | Clancy T. Troutman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | James Troutman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeffrey L. Sandler | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael P. Cook | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Glen Auchinachie | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dan Thomas | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jason England | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | T.W. Davis | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Sean Keegan | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Andre Perreault | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | T.W. Davis | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Mike Moyer | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Colleen Kingdon | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | Neil McLeod | Property Master |
| Camera | Robert Zuckerman | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Bruce Birmelin | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Tom Knott | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Michele Carmel Long | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Alun Vick | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Randal R. Groves | Construction Foreman |
| Crew | Paul E. Stroh | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Don Haggerty | Transportation Captain |
| Visual Effects | Steven R. Benson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Corso | Makeup Designer |
| Writing | Steve James | Screenplay |