Marathon

Summary

Amsterdam, August 1928. The crowd goes wild as the world''s star athletes take off from the starting line for the crowning event of the Olympic Games: the marathon. Few so much as notice the short, slight Algerian runner -- a factory worker by day -- who wears the French jersey. But that was before a strong wind, cramps, and 42.195 kilometers of ruthless competition combined to produce an astonishing upset...