The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 71% of the 1,355 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic55/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Simon WincerDirector
- David WilliamsonScreenplay
- Bruce RowlandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tom BurlinsonTommy Woodcock
- Richard Morgan'Cashy' Martin
- Judy MorrisBea Davis
- Martin VaughanHarry Telford
- Celia De BurghVi Telford
- Ron LeibmanDave Davis
- Vincent BallLachlan McKinnon
- John StantonEric Connolly
- Peter WhitfordBert Wolfe
- Robert GrubbWilliam Nielsen
- Gia CaridesEmma
- James SteeleJim Pike
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Themes
sydney, australiaaustraliasportsgreedattempted murderhorseracehorsebiographygreat depressionbased on true storymelbourne, australiahorse racing