A fairly well done biographical piece about the second Native American Olympic gold medal winner, Billy Mills, at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Being Native American, there are obviously some racial issues Billy had to struggle through which makes for interesting viewing, but if you have seen other sport dramas there isn't much surprising here by way of plot. The racing scenes though are done well, and having watched the real thing, the upset victory is quite accurate to what occurred in '64, where Billy beat favourite, Ron Clarke. The film never reaches real high points though, and sometimes it moves too quickly without completely establishing relationships and characters. Recommended though to fans of track & field, particularly for the story of one of the biggest underdog victories in track and field history!
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