Running (film)

Running
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteven Hilliard Stern
Written bySteven Hilliard Stern
Produced byRonald I. Cohen
Bob Cooper
John M. Eckert
Michael Douglas (exec.)
StarringMichael Douglas
Susan Anspach
CinematographyLaszlo George
Edited byKurt Hirschler
Music byAndré Gagnon
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • October 30, 1979 (1979-10-30) (Montreal, Canada)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[1] or $3.5 million[2]
Box office$2.8 million[3]

Running is a 1979 Canadian sports drama film written and directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Michael Douglas and Susan Anspach. It is about the fictional American marathon runner and Olympic hopeful Michael Andropolis and his struggle to compete in the Olympic Games.

  1. ^ Malcolm, Andrew (27 September 1979). "Canada Enters Ranks of Top Film Nations: Location-Shot Attraction Natives May Be Lured Back Sale of Investment Units Co-Investment at the Start Includes Many Hollywood Stars Companies and Producers Grow". New York Times. p. C13.
  2. ^ Lee, Grant (13 Jan 1979). "FILM CLIPS: Canadians Shooting for the Big Leagues". Los Angeles Times. p. b10.
  3. ^ Richard Nowell, Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle Continuum, 2011 p 258