Spirit of the Marathon (2007)
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Description

Four years in the making, Spirit of the Marathon is the collaborative effort of three-time Academy Award winner Mark Jonathan Harris, Telly Award winner and marathon runner Jon Dunham and producer/marathoner Gwendolen Twist. Spirit of the Marathon is the first ever non-fiction feature film to capture the drama and essence of the famed 26.2 mile running event. Filmed on four continents, the movie brings together a diverse cast of amateur athletes and marathon luminaries

Collected reviews and ratings

9.0 Amazon user reviews

A great inspiration for runners or anyone considering running as a sport.
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8.0 DVD Verdict | Roy Hrab

While interesting for non-runners, Spirit of the Marathon's true audience is marathon runners. I watched the film with a friend that has run marathons; she enjoyed it immensely, finding it inspiring.
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8.0 Variety | Robert Koehler

An unabashed though conventional celebration of human desire and willpower, "Spirit of the Marathon" develops into a surprisingly moving and substantive consideration of the 26-mile-plus running sport.
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6.0 DVD Talk | Chris Neilson

There's also probably nothing here that would appeal to viewers who have no interest in personally running a marathon. The coverage of the race itself is too thin to attract general sports enthusiasts, and consideration of the human drama is too slight to attract typical reality television viewers.
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6.0 Boxoffice Magazine | Chad Greene

Worth going the distance to see - for runners and non-runners alike.
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