Phar Lap(Movie, 1983)

Name: Phar Lap
Genre: Drama, Kids & Family, History
Released: 1983
Duration: T01:47:00
Rating: 3.7

| 1h 47min | Genres: Drama, Kids & Family, History

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 11 votes)

Phar Lap (also released as Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation) is a 1983 Australian biographical drama film about the racehorse Phar Lap. The film stars Tom Burlinson and was written by David Williamson. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Phar Lap

AACTA Award for Best Editing AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score AACTA Award for Best Sound nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Film nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Direction nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Editing nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Sound

About Phar Lap

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.

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Phar Lap (1983) ORIGINAL Trailer(Trailer, 2:20)

Additional Information

Production country: Australia

Plays in: California

Made by: John Sexton Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 8 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 04/13/1984 (World premiere: 08/11/1983)

Appearing Characters: Phar Lap, James E. Pike, Samuel Hordern, Billy Elliot

Cast: Tom Burlinson, Ron Leibman, Gia Carides, Judy Morris, Richard Morgan, Robert Grubb, Martin Vaughan, Pat Thomson, James Steele, Vincent Ball, Redmond Phillips, Peter Whitford, John Stanton, Maggie Millar, Tim Robertson, Tommy Woodcock, Paul Riley

Director: Simon Wincer

Screenwriter: David Williamson

Composer: Bruce Rowland

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Phar Lap: Hero to a Nation"

"Corri cavallo corri"

"A Horse Called Phar Lap"

Keywords: australia, greed, horse racing, sports, melbourne, australia, horse, racehorse, sydney, australia, biography, attempted murder, great depression

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Phar Lap(Movie, 1983)

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