Handlung
Steve Prefontaine ist zum Meisterläufer geboren. Der strenge Coach Bill Bowerman übernimmt das Training des Ausnahmetalents. Erklärtes Ziel ist die Teilnahme an den Olympischen Spielen 1972 in München. Bis dahin bricht Steve einen Langstreckenrekord nach dem anderen. Privat vom Schicksal geprüft, steht er schließlich am Start des für ihn alles entscheidenden 5000-Meter-Laufs.
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Besetzung
Billy Crudup
Steve Prefontaine
Donald Sutherland
Bill Bowerman
Monica Potter
Mary Marckx
Jeremy Sisto
Frank Shorter
Matthew Lillard
Roscoe Devine
Dean Norris
Bill Dellinger
Billy Burke
Kenny Moore
Gabriel Olds
Don Kardong
Judith Ivey
Barbara Bowerman
William Mapother
Bob Peters
Amy Jo Johnson
Iowa's finest
Katharine Towne
Coed #1
Adam Setliff
Mac Wilkins
Lisa Banes
Elfriede Prefontaine
Frank Shorter
Fred Long
Charlie Jones
Himself
William Friedkin
TV Director
David Coleman
BBC Commentator
Jamie Schwering
Prefontaine at Age 6
Garth Granholm
George Young
Karen Elliott
Molly Cox
Greg Foote
Walt McClure
Ryan Scott Warren
Finnish Offical
Ken Merckx
Eugene Register Reporter
Cassandra A. Coogan
Coed #2
Amy Erenberger
Coed #3
Edwin L. Coleman II
Turn Judge
Jay Thorson
Pole Vvaulter
John Roemer
German Guard
Wendy Ray
Hayward Field Announcer
Wade Bell
Starter
Coleman Dow
Bully
Kim Nickel
Flight Attendant
Jeffrey Atkinson
Steve Bence
James Howarth
Arne Kvalhiem
Avi Haas
Technical Director
Dawn Aotani
Control Room Assistant #1
Jim Sevin
Control Room Assistant #2
Pat Porter
Lasse Viren
Steve Ave
Mohamed Gammoudi
Jonathan Pritchard
Dave Bedford
Tom Ansberry
Emiel Putterman
Sol Alexis Sallos
Harold Norpoth
Thomas DeBacker
Juha Vastinen
Ashley Johnson
Ian Stewart
Brad Hudson
Javier Alvarez
Todd D. Lewis
Frank Eisenberg
Tove Christensen
Per Hallie
Chris Caldwell
Nikolay Sviridor
Paul Michael Vincent
Ian McCaffrety
Erich Anderson
Colin Ponder (uncredited)
Marcus Ashley
Runner (uncredited)
Joseph Burke
Campbell (uncredited)
Michael Consoldane
Finnish Official (uncredited)
Jayson Crittenden
William (uncredited)
Michael Doherty
Gerry Lindgren (uncredited)
Mark Fretta
Runner (uncredited)
Melissa Heilman
Party Guest / Fan / Pretty Redhead (uncredited)
Kalin Jensen
Extra in Crowd (uncredited)
Todd Lewis
Irate Driver (uncredited)
Rod Richards
Man at Fence in Last Race (uncredited)
Robert Warberg
Bartender #1 (uncredited)
