See How She Runs

Feb 1, 1978

1h 36m

★ 0.0

Winning just doesn't matter...

Overview

A middle-aged housewife and mother, after spending a lifetime giving to others, decides to claim a piece for herself and enters the grueling 26-mile Boston Marathon as an obsessive means of self-expression.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

CLN Productions Inc.

CBS

See How She Runs Trailers

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Cast

Betty Quinn

Joanne Woodward

Larry Quinn

John Considine

Janey Quinn

Melissa Newman

Kathy Quinn

Mary-Beth Manning

John Matusak

Barnard Hughes

Evelyn Parnell

Barbara Meek

Handsome Man

James Houghton

Holly

Linda Peterson

Mr. Grillo

Chris Anastasio

Earl

Reed Harvey

Norman

Tom Kemp

Lois

Nancy Tates

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