Product Notes
Brand New Condition. Region 4 Australia Release. Cover and disc perfect, still shrinkwrapped.
Title Information

PHAR LAP, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horseraced on to become the hero of a nation.

Tom Burlinson stars as strapper Tommy Woodcock whose young life was intertwined with that of his charge, Phar Lap. Initially rejected, the horse was worked into a winner by trainer Harry Telford (Martin Vaughan). Phar Lap's fame however soon placed him in danger with an attempt on his life on Derby Day 1930. But he went on to capture the imagination of all Australia - as the winner of the 1930 Melbourne Cup.

A year later he won the Agua Caliente in Mexico. It was to be his last. Only 16 days after the race Phar Lap was dead. But a legend was born.

Special Features

Disc 1
Audio commentaries: With director Simon Wincer and star Tom Burlinson

Disc 2
Vintage Featurettes: The Mighty Conqueror (1931), Aqua Caliente: Phar Lap's Last Race (1932)
From the Horses mouth: Never heard before conversation between Tommy Woodcock & Simon WIncer (Audio Only)
Timeline: The Phar Lap Story
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailers (Australian, US and Australian Teasers)
Music Montages: Fame / Centennial Park

Product Identifiers
APN 9398710504699
Title Phar Lap
Format DVD
Product Release Date 20/10/2005
 
Key Features
Theatrical Release Year 1983
Number of Discs 1
Actors Tom Burlinson, Richard Morgan
Directors Simon Wincer
Rating G
Rating Info  
Language English
Run Time 107 minutes
 
Theatrical Information
Primary Genre Drama, Family, Sports
Studio Roadshow
 

 

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SKU DVDS000137
Model # Does not apply
Barcode # 9398710504699
Brand Roadshow
Shipping Weight 0.1000kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Shipping Cubic 0.000600000m3

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