Brett Climo plays Dave Power, a young and ambitious caretaker of a racehorse named Archer. In order to get Archer to the 1861 Melbourne Cup, where the horse must compete. Power takes him on a 600-mile outback odyssey, fraught with excitment and peril. The horse then wins the race. Also features 18 year old Nicole Kidman in a crucial role Based on a true story of perhaps Australia’s greatest racehorse
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ACMI Identifier
325053
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)