Goldengirl (1979)

Directed by

Joseph Sargent

Genre

drama film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is scientifically conditioned from childhood to become an Olympic sprinter. Her father and a team of doctors push her to the limit for a shot at gold medals.

intensesuspensefulambitiousdramaticpropulsiveclinicalmanipulativecompetitive

What happens

Goldengirl is a 1979 American drama sci-fi sports film directed by Joseph Sargent, based on the 1977 science fiction novel of the same title by Peter Lear, a pseudonym of Peter Lovesey. The screenplay was by John Kohn, with music by Bill Conti. The film is the screen debut of Susan Anton, who starred in the title role of Goldine Serafin opposite James Coburn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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