Corri cavallo corri - Phar Lap

Corri cavallo corri - Phar Lap (1983)

Phar Lap

La leggenda del cavallo da corsa australiano Phar Lap Dai suoi umili inizi, allevato in Nuova Zelanda, che ha corso per diventare l'eroe di una nazione. Vinse tutti i derby del mondo, regnò come il re del manto erboso nella depressione che attanagliò l'Australia degli anni '30 e morì in circostanze misteriose negli Stati Uniti nel 1932.

Data di uscita
1983-08-11
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (32)
Durata
1 h 47 min
Generi
Dramma, Famiglia, Storia
Regista
Simon Wincer

Cast

Curiosità

  • Incassi: 9,3 Mln A$
  • Premi: 3 · Candidature: 8. Tra cui: AACTA Award for Best Editing; AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score; AACTA Award for Best Sound

Phar Lap is a 1983 Australian biographical drama film about the racehorse Phar Lap. The film stars Tom Burlinson and was written by David Williamson.

Production

Producer John Sexton bought the rights to Phar Lap, a 1980 book by Michael Wilkinson. Extensive research was undertaken by David Williamson and Sexton, then Simon Wincer became involved.

The Thoroughbred gelding who played Phar Lap was Towering Inferno. He was bred by Shirley Pye-Macmillan at Walcha, New South Wales and later owned by Heath Harris. Towering Inferno was killed by lightning on 15 April 1999. The real Tommy Woodcock played a trainer in the movie.

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