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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary Today, all anybody needs to run is the determination and a pair of the right shoes. But just fifty years ago, running was viewed almost exclusively as the domain of elite male athletes who competed on tracks. With insight and propulsive energy, director Pierre Morath traces running’s rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation moveme...

Directed By: Pierre Morath

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m

Free to Run

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Today, all anybody needs to run is the determination and a pair of the right shoes. But just fifty years ago, running was viewed almost exclusively as the domain of elite male athletes who competed on tracks. With insight and propulsive energy, director Pierre Morath traces running’s rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation moveme...

Directed By: Pierre Morath

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Denis Alcade

Self - First Winner of Marvejols-Mende

Neil Amdur

Self - Sports Editor, New York Times

Gaby Andersen-Schiess

Self - Marathon Runner

Gloria Averbuch

Self

Joan Benoit

Self

Michael Bloomberg

Self - Mayor of New York City

Arnie Briggs

Self - Running Coach, Syracuse University

Tom Brokaw

Self - NBC News Journalist

John Chancellor

Self - NBC News Journalist

Jean-Noël Clavére

Self - Spiridon France

Pamela Cooper

Self - Historian and Runner

Nelson Farris

Self - Senior Director, Nike

Jim Fixx

Self - Author, of The Complete Book of Running

Bobbi Gibb

Self

John Gillespie

Self - Track Coach at South Eugene High School

Joe Henderson

Self - Former Chief Editor, Runner's World

John Henderson

Self

George Hirsch

Self - Chairman, Board of Directors , New York Road Runners

Yves Jeannotat

Self - Journalist and Runner

Jeff Johnson

Self - Nike's First Full-Time Employee

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Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
1 Review
75% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
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75% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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70
Jul 21, 2016
The philosophical underpinnings of Swiss director Pierre Morath's well-paced documentary about the evolution of long-distance running evoke the motto of neighboring France: liberté, égalite, fraternité.
By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 21, 2016
Some legs of the journey are detours, and the film can feel overlong and diffuse, but as a capsule history it offers revelatory insights, particularly in its emphasis on the role of distance running in the women’s movement.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 14, 2016
Free to Run prefers nothing more than an easy jog down memory lane.
By Daniel M. Gold FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 7, 2016
The doc's caginess is a weakness that results from an inherently nostalgic sense of reverie.
By Ed Gonzalez FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Point Prod, Yuzu Productions, Eklektik Productions, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), Arte France - Unité Documentaires, RTBF Documentaries, Proximus, ADN Studio
Release Date Jul 15, 2016
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Website http://www.eklektik.be/fr/films/free-to-run-21.html
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Awards

FOCAL International Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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