9.79* (2013)

Film details

Featuring

David Harewood
Director

Daniel Gordon
Countries

Australia Brazil United Kingdom Netherlands USA
Year

2013
Genre

Documentary
Type

Television
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Documentary. In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Ben Johnson won the gold medal in the 100m in the world record time of 9.79 seconds. But he was later disqualified after testing positive for banned substances and the gold medal was awarded to Carl Lewis. All eight athletes who competed in the final and a number of other contemporaries reconstruct the race and the climate of the times, reflecting on a period when steroid abuse was prevalent in athletics.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - narrator
    
    David Harewood
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Daniel Gordon
  Rights:
  - ©
    
    ESPN Inc.
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Very Much So
  - Production Company
    
    Terra Vermelha Filmes
  - [Produced] in association with
    
    Passion Pictures
  - Co-production
    
    BBC
  - Co-production
    
    ESPN Films
  - Co-production
    
    SBS
  - Co-production
    
    VPRO
  - With the support of
    
    Tribeca Film Institute
  - Presents
    
    ESPN Films
  - Executive Producer for BBC
    
    Charlotte Moore
  - Executive Producer for BBC
    
    Maxine Watson
  - Executive Producer for VPRO
    
    Barbara Truyen
  - Executive Producer for Passion Pictures
    
    John Battsek
  - Executive Producer for Terra Vermelha Filmes
    
    Gideon Boulting
  - Produced by
    
    Daniel Gordon
  Writing:
  - Written by
    
    Daniel Gordon
  - Written by
    
    Packer, Nicholas
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Charlie Grainger
  - Director of Photography
    
    Nick Bennett
  Editing:
  - Edited by
    
    Packer, Nicholas
  - Film Editor
    
    Packer, Nichola
  Music:
  - Original Music
    
    Tim Atack
  Sound:
  - Location Sound
    
    Boag, Andy
  - Location Sound
    
    Haywood, Stevie
  - Location Sound
    
    Simon Reynell