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Phar Lap(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-08-11
72%
30 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Hero to a nation
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia
ProductionCompanies:
John Sexton Productions
Movie: Phar Lap
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tom Burlinson
Tommy Woodcock
Richard Morgan
'Cashy' Martin
Judy Morris
Bea Davis
Martin Vaughan
Harry Telford
Ron Leibman
Dave Davis
Vincent Ball
Lachlan McKinnon
John Stanton
Eric Connolly
Robert Grubb
William Nielsen
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