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Phar Lap is a film of genre Drama directed by Simon Wincer released in USA on 13 april 1984 with Tom Burlinson
Phar Lap (1983)
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Add to a movie listPhar Lap (also released as Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation) is a 1983 film about the racehorse Phar Lap. The film starred Tom Burlinson and was written by famous Australian playwright David Williamson.
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Phar Lap, known affectionately as "Bobby" by his strapper Tommy Woodcock (Burlinson), collapses and dies in Woodcock's arms, at Menlo Park in California, in 1932. The news is greeted with great sadness and anger in Australia. The remainder of the film is done as flashback.Actors
Tom Burlinson
(Tommy Woodcock)
Ron Leibman
(Dave Davis)
Judy Morris
(Bea Davis)
Robert Grubb
(William Nielsen)
Vincent Ball
(Lachlan McKinnon)
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