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Phar Lap (1983)

Phar Lap (1983)

Drama Family History

Hero to a nation

Release Date: 1983, August 11
Directors: Simon Wincer
Countries: Australia
Production: John Sexton Productions
Cast: Gia Carides, Robert Grubb, Peter Whitford, Vincent Ball, James Steele, Ron Leibman, Judy Morris, Tom Burlinson, Martin Vaughan, John Stanton, Richard Morgan, Celia De Burgh

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.

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