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{{Short description|1983 film by Donald Shebib}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Running Brave
| name = Running Brave
| image =Poster of the movie Running Brave.jpg
| image = Poster of the movie Running Brave.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Donald Shebib|D. S. Everett]]
| director = [[Donald Shebib]] (credited as D.S. Everett)
| producer = [[Ira Englander]]
| producer = [[Ira Englander]]
| writer = [[Henry Bean]]<br>[[Shirl Hendryx]]
| writer = [[Henry Bean]]<br />[[Shirl Hendryx]]
| based on = life of [[Billy Mills]]
| based_on = life of [[Billy Mills]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Robby Benson]]
* [[Robby Benson]]
* [[Pat Hingle]]
* [[Pat Hingle]]
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* [[Jeff McCracken]]
* [[Jeff McCracken]]
}}
}}
| music = [[Mike Post]]
| music = [[Mike Post]]
| editing = [[Peter Zinner]]
| editing = [[Peter Zinner]]
| cinematography = [[François Protat]]
| cinematography = [[François Protat]]
| studio = Englander Productions
| studio = [[Walt Disney Pictures]] (uncredited)<br>Englander Productions
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Distribution]]
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Distribution]]
| released = November 4, 1983
| released = {{Film date|1983|11|04}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| runtime = 106 minutes
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $8 million
| budget = $8 million
| gross = $3,000,000
| gross = $3 million
}}
}}
'''''Running Brave''''' is a 1983 Canadian [[biographical film|biographical]] [[sports film|sports]] [[drama (film and television)|drama film]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Harkness|first=John|date=February 1984|title=D.S. Everett's Running Brave|url=http://cinemacanada.athabascau.ca/index.php/cinema/article/download/2463/2510|journal=Cinema Canada|issue=104|pages=18–19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Berumen|first=Frank Javier Garcia|title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood|publisher=McFarland|year=2019|isbn=9781476636474|pages=200–201|chapter=Representative Films: Running Brave}}</ref> based on the story of [[Billy Mills]], a member of the [[Oglala Sioux]] tribe located in [[South Dakota]]. Mills was born on the reservation, and later attended the University of Kansas <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/former-student-athlete/billy-mills-hero-native-americans-and-olympians-everywhere |title=Billy Mills: Hero to Native Americans and Olympians everywhere {{!}} NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA |website=www.ncaa.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501072910/http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/former-student-athlete/billy-mills-hero-native-americans-and-olympians-everywhere |archive-date=2015-05-01}}</ref> where he was recruited by the Olympic running team<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Paraschak|first=Victoria|title=Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States|publisher=Greenwood|year=2000|isbn=9780313299117|editor-last=Kirsch|editor-first=George B.|pages=317|chapter=Billy Mills}}</ref> and won the gold medal in the [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo Olympics]] for the 10,000 meter race.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Burfoot|first=Amby|title=Runner's World Complete Book of Running: Everything You Need to Run for Weight Loss, Fitness, and Competition|publisher=Rodale Books|year=2009|isbn=9781605295794|pages=142|chapter=Appreciating Your Opponents}}</ref> In one of the great upsets in sports history, Mills sprinted from third place for the win. Mills is still the only American in history to win the Olympic 10,000 meter run. [[Robby Benson]] portrays Mills. [[Pat Hingle]] and a young [[Graham Greene (actor)|Graham Greene]] also star.
'''''Running Brave''''' is a 1983 film based on the story of [[Billy Mills]], a North American Indian brought up on the reservation, destined against all odds to become the best distance runner in the world in the [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo Olympics]].


==Plot==
In one of the great upsets in sports history, distance runner Billy Mills sprinted from 3rd place and took the gold medal in the 10,000 meter race at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Mills is still the only American in history to accomplish this feat. [[Robby Benson]] portrays Mills, the [[Oglala Sioux]] who left the reservation in the late 1950s for his date with Destiny. [[Pat Hingle]] and a young [[Graham Greene (actor)|Graham Greene]] also star.
The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000-meter long-distance foot-race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
==Cast==
Per [[Turner Classic Movies]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Running Brave (1983) - Full Credits - TCM.com|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/88783/Running-Brave/full-credits.html|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2020-05-09}}</ref>


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*[[Robby Benson]] as Billy Mills
The film was directed by [[Donald Shebib]], using the pseudonym "D. S. Everett".
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*[[Pat Hingle]] as Coach Bill Easton
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*[[Claudia Cron]] as Pat
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*[[Graham Greene (actor)|Graham Greene]] as Eddie
*[[Wendell Smith (actor)|Wendell Smith]] as Chris Mitchell


==Cast==
==Production==
The film was directed by [[Donald Shebib]], ultimately crediting himself with "D.S. Everett" due to an editing dispute.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Walz |editor1-first=Eugene P. |title=Canada's Best Features: Critical Essays on 15 Canadian Films |date=2002 |publisher=Editions Rodopi B.V. |location=Amsterdam; New York |isbn=9042012099 |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pjr3ebi9TB8C&q=don+shebib+change+of+heart&pg=PA21 |access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref> Billy Mills was actively involved in the making of this film.
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* [[Robby Benson]] as Billy Mills

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* [[Pat Hingle]] as Coach Bill Easton
==Reception==
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* [[Claudia Cron]] as Pat
The film is renowned for its accurate and sensitive depiction of Native culture.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
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* [[Graham Greene (actor)|Graham Greene]] as Eddie

==See also==
* [[List of films about the sport of athletics]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 02:14, 11 July 2024

Running Brave
Directed byDonald Shebib (credited as D.S. Everett)
Written byHenry Bean
Shirl Hendryx
Based onlife of Billy Mills
Produced byIra Englander
Starring
CinematographyFrançois Protat
Edited byPeter Zinner
Music byMike Post
Production
companies
Walt Disney Pictures (uncredited)
Englander Productions
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • November 4, 1983 (1983-11-04)
Running time
106 minutes
SpracheEnglisch
Budget$8 million
Box office$3 million

Running Brave is a 1983 Canadian biographical sports drama film[1][2] based on the story of Billy Mills, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe located in South Dakota. Mills was born on the reservation, and later attended the University of Kansas [3] where he was recruited by the Olympic running team[1][4] and won the gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics for the 10,000 meter race.[5] In one of the great upsets in sports history, Mills sprinted from third place for the win. Mills is still the only American in history to win the Olympic 10,000 meter run. Robby Benson portrays Mills. Pat Hingle and a young Graham Greene also star.

Plot

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The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000-meter long-distance foot-race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.

Cast

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Per Turner Classic Movies.[6]

Production

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The film was directed by Donald Shebib, ultimately crediting himself with "D.S. Everett" due to an editing dispute.[7] Billy Mills was actively involved in the making of this film.

Reception

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The film is renowned for its accurate and sensitive depiction of Native culture.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Harkness, John (February 1984). "D.S. Everett's Running Brave". Cinema Canada (104): 18–19.
  2. ^ Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (2019). "Representative Films: Running Brave". American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood. McFarland. pp. 200–201. ISBN 9781476636474.
  3. ^ "Billy Mills: Hero to Native Americans and Olympians everywhere | NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA". www.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on 2015-05-01.
  4. ^ Paraschak, Victoria (2000). "Billy Mills". In Kirsch, George B. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States. Greenwood. p. 317. ISBN 9780313299117.
  5. ^ Burfoot, Amby (2009). "Appreciating Your Opponents". Runner's World Complete Book of Running: Everything You Need to Run for Weight Loss, Fitness, and Competition. Rodale Books. p. 142. ISBN 9781605295794.
  6. ^ "Running Brave (1983) - Full Credits - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  7. ^ Walz, Eugene P., ed. (2002). Canada's Best Features: Critical Essays on 15 Canadian Films. Amsterdam; New York: Editions Rodopi B.V. p. 21. ISBN 9042012099. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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