The victory of his life

Movie
German title	The victory of his life
Original title	The loneliest runner
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1976
length	74 minutes
Rod
Director	Michael Landon
script	Michael Landon
production	Michael Landon
music	David Rose
camera	Ted Voigtlander
cut	John Loeffler
occupation
Lance Kerwin : John Curtis as a boy Brian Keith : Arnold Curtis DeAnn Mears : Alice Curtis Michael Landon : John Curtis as an adult Melissa Sue Anderson : Nancy Rizzi Rafer Johnson : himself Walker Edmiston : Dr. Claymor Bing Russell : Fred Dawkins

The victory of his life (Original title: The Loneliest Runner ) is an American television movie of the transmitter NBC , the Michael Landon , who also produced the film and the script was written, staged in the 1976th The film has autobiographical traits and tells the story of a boy who overcomes his personal problems by running and becomes Olympic champion.

action

13 year old John Curtis is a bed wetter. His parents Arnold and Alice don't know a way out. In order to shame her son, the mother hangs the wet bed sheet in the window for everyone to see. Fearing that his schoolmates and friends will see the sheets, he walks home from school every day and takes off the sheets. Over time, the boy likes running more and more. Not only is it fun for him, he can use it to forget his worries and shame. In order to control the anger against his parents, he joins the athletics team at his school.

Ten years later, John competes in the Olympic Games marathon. He wins the race and becomes an Olympic champion. In an interview, he mentions his mother as the real driving force behind his success.

Reviews

The lexicon of international film describes the film as "above all moving television entertainment that conveys the unusual topic exclusively emotionally."

background

The film premiered in the USA on December 20, 1976. In Germany, it was first seen on December 3, 1993.

Michael Landon processed his own childhood problems in his script. He, too, was a bedwetter whose parents couldn't handle this problem. His mother actually hung the sheets in the window. Before he became an actor, Landon himself had Olympic ambitions as a javelin thrower. However, a shoulder injury prevented him from practicing his sport.

Awards

The film received two Emmy nominations in 1977 in the categories of camera work in a television film (Ted Voigtländer) and editing for a television film (John Loeffler).

Web links

• The victory of his life in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The victory of his life. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 11, 2017 .