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Harvard kids made a marathon doc in '64 and it's weirdly perfect.

Marathon (1965)

scrappyintimatepre-internet raw

Overview

Documentary

Started as a class project in what was likely the first filmmaking course ever taught at Harvard, Marathon documents the running of the 1964 Boston Marathon.

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Standout Aspects

Direction

Chopra and Gardner capture unguarded humanity in chaos.

Editing

Class-project constraints become artistic virtue.

Best for:Solo: Morning coffee, contemplative mood, 28 minutes of pure focus.·Rewatch: Notice new faces in the crowd each time.·Background: Low stakes, rhythmic, won't demand your eyes.
Joyce Chopra

Director

Joyce Chopra

ReleasedJan 1, 1965
Runtime28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Erich Segal

Erich Segal

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Robert Gardner later founded Harvard's Film Study Center; this was literally classwork that outlived the grade.

Cultural

Shot the year before Bobbi Gibb's historic 1966 run—women were still unofficial, invisible, yet here one lingers in frame.

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