The Long Run (film)

The Long Run is a 2001 film starring Oscar nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl as a running coach and Nthati Moshesh as a young runner. It was directed by Jean Stewart and written by Johann Potgieter.

The Long Run
Directed by	Jean Stewart
Written by	Johann Potgieter
Produced by	Anant Singh Helena Spring
Starring	Armin Mueller-Stahl Nthati Moshesh
Cinematography	Cinders Forshaw
Edited by	Avril Beukes
Music by	Trevor Jones
Production companies	Baer Production Company Distant Horizon
Distributed by	Universal Focus[1]
Release date	4 May 2001 (2001-05-04) (United States[2])
Running time	112 min
Country	South Africa
Language	English

The film is based around the Comrades Marathon, an ultra-marathon race run over a distance of approximately 90 km (55.9 mi) between the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, and the coastal city of Durban.

Cast

• Armin Mueller-Stahl as Bertold 'Barry' Bohmer
• Nthati Moshesh as Christine Moyo
• Paterson Joseph as Gasa
• Desmond Dube as Miso
• Seputla Sebogodi as Terror
• Gift Leotlela as Popo
• Nakedi Ribane as Blanche
• Wilson Dunster as Suiker
• Chris van Niekerk as Pool
• Elize Cawood as Mrs. Suiker
• Rika Sennett as Greta
• Melody House as Emily

See also

• List of films about the sport of athletics