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9.79*

United Kingdom

2012

77 Min
Color
English
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DIR Daniel Gordon

EXEC Connor Schell, John Dahl, Gideon Boulting, John Battsek, Charlotte Moore, Maxine Watson, Bill Simmons

PROD Daniel Gordon, Gretha Viana

DP Charlie Grainger, Nick Bennett, Lula Cerri

CAST Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis, Linford Christie, Dennis Mitchell, Robson da Silva, Calvin Smith, Ray Stewart, Desai Williams

ED Nicholas Packer

MUSIC Tim Atack

SOUND Andy Boag

Toronto (TIFF Docs)

Synopsis

Daniel Gordon’s 9.79* looks at the legacy of the 100-metre men’s final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, when gold medalist Ben Johnson tested positive for anabolic steroids and scandal reigned. For the first time ever, the eight athletes who ran that infamous race tell their story. –TIFF

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77 min for 10 seconds? i'm passing.

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