Dead Cert (1974)
The Race Against Death
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from his injuries. His friend Alan York suspects the animal was doped by unscrupulous bookies and starts to investigate. He doesn't know how serious his opponents are, and that he's in danger to suffer the exact same fate as his friend.
- Date of release
- 1974-05-01
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Thriller
- Director
- Tony Richardson
Casting
- Scott Antony — Alan York
- Judi Dench — Laura Davidson
- Michael Williams — Sandy Mason
- Nina Thomas — Penny Brocker
- Julian Glover — Lodge
- Mark Dignam — Clifford Tudor
- John Bindon — Walter
- Joseph Blatchley — Joe Nantwich
- Ian Hogg — Bill Davidson
- Sean Lynch — Sid
- Hideo Saito
- Geoffrey Bateman — Everest
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