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Summary
Chasing Great is an insightful portrayal that weaves Richie McCaw's life story into his final season as an All Black, revealing the determination and mental toughness of an international sporting legend who still sees himself as an 'ordinary guy' from small town New Zealand.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 75Audiences 73GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer75%
Audience score73%
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for documentaries, +9 min on the typical 96
typical 96105Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
2016
September 1, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- New Zealand
Directing · 2
- Michelle Walshe Director, Writer
- Justin Pemberton Director, Writer
Production · 4
- Timothy White Executive Producer
- Cass Avery Producer
- Stuart Turner Casting
- Kate Stevenson Researcher
Camera · 16
- Jacob Bryant Director of Photography
- Darryl Ward Director of Photography
- Alex McDonald Steadicam Operator
- Lance Wordsworth Epk Camera Operator
- Roger Laxon Camera Operator
- Scott Lee Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Paul Maxwell Editor
- Jack Brown Assistant Editor
Sound · 1
- Sean James Donnelly Music
Art · 2
- Brant Fraser Production Design
- Mark Grenfell Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Sarah Voon Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Charlie McClellan VFX Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Paul Eversden Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Dephine Frearson Translator
- Fritha Hobbs Translator
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