Characters & Themes
A Shining Season (1979) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1979 · 100 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Stuart Margolin
- Starring
- Timothy Bottoms, Rip Torn, Ed Begley Jr., Ellen Geer, Allyn Ann McLerie, Mason Adams
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.
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