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Phar Lap

1983, Movie, PG, 107 mins

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Another story of a boy and his horse, this time a factual one set in Australia in the early 1930s. The film opens as the horse lies dying in a Mexican stable after winning the biggest race of its career, the Agua Caliente, in April 1932. The cause of Phar Lap's death goes unexplained, as it has to this day, although blame is clearly directed toward the gamblers who consistently lost money as the horse won race after race. From this point the narrative moves backward, showing... read more leave a comment
Year: 1983
Rated PG

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Cast
Tom Burlinson: Tommy Woodcock
Ron Leibman: Dave Davis
Martin Vaughan: Harry Telford
Judy Morris: Bea Davis
Celia De Burgh: Vi Telford
Richard Morgan: "Cashy" Martin

 

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