The Loneliest Runner (1976)

Film details

Featuring

Lance Kerwin De Ann Mears Brian Keith
Country

USA
Year

1976
Genres

Biopic Sport
Type

Television
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

TV film, based on the autobiography of John Curtis, one of America's top athletes, and the way the loneliness of his childhood affected the rest of his life and how he managed to achieve an Olympic Gold Medal for running.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - John Curtis, as a youth
    
    Lance Kerwin
  - Alice Curtis
    
    De Ann Mears
  - Arnold Curtis
    
    Brian Keith
  - Nancy Rizzi
    
    Melissa Sue Anderson
  - John Curtis
    
    Michael Landon
  - Doctor Claymer
    
    Walker Edmiston
  - George Sanders
    
    Cliff Bellow
  - Tony
    
    Randy Faustino
  - Donnie
    
    Dermott Downs
  - Himself
    
    Rafer Johnson
  - Fred Dawkins
    
    Neil Russell
  - Miss King
    
    Barbara Collentine
  - Mr Rizzu
    
    Robert Hackman
  - Security Guard
    
    Herbert Vigran
  - Policeman
    
    Bill Dearth
  - Assistant Director
    
    Hank Stohl
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Michael Landon
  - Production Company
    
    NBC Productions
  - Producer
    
    Michael Landon
  - Associate Producer
    
    Kent McCray
  - Screenplay
    
    Michael Landon
  - Director of Photography
    
    Ted Voigtlander
  - Editor
    
    John Loeffler
  - Art Director
    
    Walter Jeffries
  - Music
    
    David Rose

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