Phar Lap
“Hero to a nation”
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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Cast
14 people
Tom Burlinson
Tommy Woodcock
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Richard Morgan
'Cashy' Martin
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Judy Morris
Bea Davis
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Martin Vaughan
Harry Telford
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Celia De Burgh
Vi Telford
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Ron Leibman
Dave Davis
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Vincent Ball
Lachlan McKinnon
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Breaker Morant
John Stanton
Eric Connolly
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Childhood's End
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Peter Whitford
Bert Wolfe
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Strictly Ballroom
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Robert Grubb
William Nielsen
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Salem's Lot
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Gia Carides
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James Steele
Jim Pike
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Simon Wincer Director · David Williamson Screenplay Bruce Rowland Composer
Worldwide gross $9.3M · Budget $5M · United States release April 13, 1984
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,258,884
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
John Sexton Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · August 11, 1983
Theatrical
United States · April 13, 1984
Theatrical
Australia
October 20, 2005 · Physical · DVD Collector's Edition
Germany
April 12, 1984 · Theatrical
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