Phar Lap

views updated

Phar Lap ★★½ Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation 1984 (PG)

Saga of a legendary Australian racehorse who rose from obscurity to win nearly 40 races in just three years before mysteriously dying in 1932. American version runs 10 minutes shorter than the Aussie one. 107m/C VHS . AU Ron Leibman, Tom Burlinson, Judy Morris, Celia de Burgh; D: Simon Wincer; W: David Williamson; C: Russell Boyd.

More From encyclopedia.com