A Shining Season

Dec 26, 1979

1h 40m

★ 3.0

Overview

The true story of University of New Mexico track star John Baker who, dying of cancer, spent his remaining time coaching a losing girls' track team to a winning season.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Green/Epstein Productions

Columbia Pictures Television

A Shining Season Trailers

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Cast

John Baker

Timothy Bottoms

Polly Baker

Allyn Ann McLerie

Mary Anne

Constance Forslund

John Haaland

Ed Begley Jr.

Jack Baker

Rip Torn

Dr. Ed Johnson

Mason Adams

Veta Mercer

Ellen Geer

Emmett Duncan

Arthur Rosenberg

Ron Bellamy

Steve Shaw

Stephanie Keel

Tamar Howard

Chuck Lander

Michael Sharrett

Adolph Plummer

Gene D. Jackson

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