New York City Marathon
Brief Synopsis
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Live coverage of the 18th New York City Marathon, America's largest and most prestigious marathon in terms of both participants and spectators. The 26-mile race is run through New York City's five boroughs -- Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. The New York City marathon is the
Cast & Crew
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Roger Goodman
Director
Jim Mckay
Commentator
Marty Liquori
Commentator
Kathrine Switzer
Commentator
Al Trautwig
Commentator
Jack Whitaker
Commentator
Film Details
Genre
Sports
Release Date
1987
Production Company
ABC Sports
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
Live coverage of the 18th New York City Marathon, America's largest and most prestigious marathon in terms of both participants and spectators. The 26-mile race is run through New York City's five boroughs -- Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. The New York City marathon is the only annual marathon to be covered live from start to finish on network television. Also included in the coverage are three special segments, featuring Barry Manilow, who performs the television premiere of his new single, comedian Jackie Mason and pianist/song stylist Bobby Short.
Cast
Jim Mckay
Commentator
Marty Liquori
Commentator
Kathrine Switzer
Commentator
Al Trautwig
Commentator
Jack Whitaker
Commentator
Larry Rawson
Commentator
Diana Nyad
Commentator
Barry Manilow
Jackie Mason
Bobby Short
Peter Weller
Albert Lucas
Kevin Malley
Bob Wieland
Gianni Poli
Bil Rodgers
Orlando Pizzolato
Allison Roe
Hugh Jones
Priscilla Welch
Ibrahim Hussein
Frank Shorter
Crew
Rob Beiner
Associate Producer
Dick Buffinton
Associate Director
Jeff Cohan
Associate Director
Robert Cowen
Segment Director (Starting Line Coverage)
Jack Feldman
Song Lyrics ("Brooklyn Blues")
Curt Gowdy Jr
Producer
George Greenberg
Music Video Director ("Brooklyn Blues")
George Greenberg
Associate Producer
Larry Kamm
Segment Director (Finish Line Coverage)
Barry Manilow
Song ("Brooklyn Blues")
Barry Manilow
Song Performer ("Brooklyn Blues")
Bruce Sussman
Song Lyrics ("Brooklyn Blues")
Film Details
Genre
Sports
Release Date
1987
Production Company
ABC Sports
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
