USMC 111103: 1981 Marine Corps Marathon

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111103: 1981 Marine Corps Marathon Citation information USMC 111103: 1981 Marine Corps Marathon. (P-0130; R1-2/2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/6858 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers P-0130; R1-2/2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111103 Decade 1980 Date 1981-11-01 Description Film includes various footage from the 1981 Marine Corps Marathon. An ABC television reporter hosts the award ceremony and hands out trophies along with Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Paul X. Kelley. Men's winner Dean Matthews receives his trophy and speaks to the crowd. Top three male finishers Matthews, Hank Pfeifle, and Craig Holm and top three female finishers Cynthia Lorenzoni, Beth Dillinger Howell, and Leslie Watson stand on podiums holding their trophies. Wheelchair winner Ken Archer and two other runners receive trophies. Marines stand at attention saluting. A Howitzer is shown alongside race route as runners pass by. Footage of runners' gear and close-ups of trophies. Medics sit in a station tent and tend to a runner. Matthews, Archer, Lorenzoni and other runners cross the finish line as Marines and civilians watch and cheer. Location(s) Arlington (Va.); Washington (D.C.) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on November 1, 1981. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 720 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 07/22/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 20:01 Digital file type video/H264