The Long Run (film)
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| The Long Run | |
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| Directed by | Jean Stewart |
| Written by | Johann Potgieter |
| Produced by | Anant Singh Helena Spring |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Cinders Forshaw |
| Edited by | Avril Beukes |
| Music by | Trevor Jones |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Universal Focus[1] |
Release date |
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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.
- 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
