Free to Run (2016)
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Free to Run (2016)

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
July 15, 2016
Studio
IFC Films
Official Site
http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/free-to-run
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
July 15, 2016
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
100 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
IFC Films
Official Site
http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/free-to-run
Director
Pierre Morath
Producer
Jean-Marc Frohle, Fabrice Esteve, Marie Besson
Starring
  • Steve Prefontaine
  • Fred Lebow
  • Kathrine Switzer

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 movements and newfound sense of personal freedom that defined the era took the sport out of the stadiums and onto the streets, and how legends like Steve Prefontaine, Fred Lebow, and Kathrine Switzer redefined running as a populist phenomenon.