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Without limits

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Those who saw Steve Prefontaine (Billy Crudup) race, who knew him, who competed against him, called him Pre as a sign of respect. He revolutionised his sport with his competitive ferocity and rock star's ability to ignite the crowd. In this country, during his lifetime, he was undefeated at his distance and held all seven American records between 2000 and 10000 meters.

He ran one of the more memorable races at the Munich Olympics and was strongly favoured to win at the Montréal games in 1976, but never got the chance. In 1975 Steve prefontaine was killed in a car accident. He was 24 and had just been recognised as the most popular track athlete in the world.

Blunt, cocky and charismatic, his incessant willingness to push himself to the ultimate limit earned him the enduring respect and affection of runners and sports enthusiasts around the world. He left many of his fellow competitors and fans sharing one common recollection - where they were and what they were doing when they heard that Pre had died.

His coach, Bill Bowerman (Donald Sutherland), helped create a generation of world-class runners at the university of Oregon and went on to coach at the Olympics.

An enigmatic, commanding man, revered by his team and respected the world over for his training accomplishments, he became Pre's close friend and mentor. Although taken aback by Prefontaine's unwillingness to substitute strategy for a fervent desire to run at the front of the pack, Bowerman also respected the young track star and came to know him as few others did.

Without limits is the story about two very different men who shared a pure, unadulterated passion for running and a commitment to being the very best they could be. Each rose to greatness; each changed the other's life.

Also starring Monica Potter as Mary Marck, Jeremy Sisto as Frank Shorter, Matthew Lillard as Roscoe Devine, Billy Burke as Kenny Moore, Dean Norris as Bill Dellinger, Gabriel Olds as Don Kardong, William R Mapother as Bob Peters, Adam Setliff as Mac Wilkins and Nicholas R Oleson as Russ Francis. Written by Robert Towne and Kenny Moore, directed by Robert Towne.