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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Girl Who Returned
"Man vs. Woman… Olympics you've never seen 'em."
1969 1h 1m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Comedy
Synopsis
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Tough and exacting coach Geneva whips track star Lucy into shape for an upcoming Olympic event. Geneva's training proves to be so gruelling that Lucy eventually runs away into an outside world full of apathy and hostility.
“Man vs. Woman… Olympics you've never seen 'em.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Gretchen Herman
Beverly Galley
Tim McClean
Judith Dresh
Letha Baker
Carol Bruce
(voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lloyd Kaufman
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lloyd Kaufman directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Gretchen Herman and Beverly Galley and Tim McClean carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Man vs. Woman… Olympics you've never seen 'em.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0400464 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 61 min · 1h 1m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Lloyd Kaufman
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1969-10-30
