Going the Distance

19791 h 29 min 13 secFilm: Documentary

Réalisation: Paul Cowan

Production: Robert VerrallJacques Bobet

Scénarisation: Paul Cowan

Produced by the NFB for the Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and the XI Commonwealth Games Foundation.

This is the official film of the XI Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Canada, in August, 1978. An international sports event occurring every four years, the Games draw hundreds of athletes from the many nations of the Commonwealth. Eight athletes from four continents were selected to illustrate the nature of individual effort. They were filmed in their home countries before the Games and in competition in Edmonton.

Catégories de sujets


  • Sports and Leisure > CompetitionsGames and SportsOlympic and Commonwealth GamesPortraits

Générique


director
Paul Cowan
writer
Paul Cowan
executive producer
Robert Verrall
Jacques Bobet
cinematography
Georges Dufaux
Pierre Letarte
Tony Westman
Paul Cowan
sound
Richard Besse
Alain Corneau
Garrell Clark
Ralph Parker
Richard Nichol
editing
Paul Cowan
Steven Kellar
Jeepy Macadam
Rosemarie Shapley
sound editing
Bernard Bordeleau
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
narrator
Michael Kane

Prix et récompenses


  • First Prize - Gold PlaqueInternational Festival of Sport Films
  • Best Film of the FestivalCommonwealth Television and Film Festsival