Phar Lap
"Hero to a nation"
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.
Cast
Tom Burlinson
Tommy Woodcock
Richard Morgan
'Cashy' Martin
Judy Morris
Bea Davis
Martin Vaughan
Harry Telford
Celia De Burgh
Vi Telford
Ron Leibman
Dave Davis
Vincent Ball
Lachlan McKinnon
John Stanton
Eric Connolly
Peter Whitford
Bert Wolfe
Robert Grubb
William Nielsen
Gia Carides
Emma
James Steele
Jim Pike
Crew
Simon Wincer
Director
Russell Boyd
Director of Photography
Anna Senior
Costume Design
Sally Campbell
Set Decoration
David Williamson
Screenplay
Bruce Rowland
Original Music Composer
Lesley Lamont-Fisher
Makeup Artist
Tony Paterson
Editor
John Sexton
Producer
David Bowden
Art Direction
Lawrence Eastwood
Production Design
Cheryl Williams
Hairstylist
Peter Burgess
Sound Editor
Conrad Rothmann
Special Effects Supervisor
Phil Heywood
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Evanne Chesson
Animal Wrangler
Peter Fenton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peta Lawson
Production Coordinator
Gary Wilkins
Sound Recordist
Ron Purvis
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Bourchier
Second Assistant Director
Jo Weeks
Continuity
Deuel Droogan
Third Assistant Director
Murray Newey
First Assistant Director
Terry Rodman
Sound Editor
Nixon Binney
Camera Operator
Frank Lipson
Dialogue Editor
Roger Cowland
Visual Effects
Therese O'Leary
Continuity
Carmen Galán
Assistant Editor
Paula Gibbs
Production Manager