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The Cup (2011)
Directed by Simon Wincer
Overview
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
Rated PG | Length 106 minutes
Actors
Stephen Curry | Brendan Gleeson | Tom Burlinson | Jodi Gordon | Daniel MacPherson | Martin Sacks | Alice Parkinson | Shaun Micallef | Kate Bell | Colleen Hewett | Rodger Corser | Jared Daperis | Bill Hunter | Harli Ames | Nick Simpson-Deeks | Bobby Fox | Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Raj Sidhu | Meredith Penman | Andrew Curry | Claire Chitham | Rhys McConnochie | Reg Gorman | Mick Lo Monaco | Alan Hopgood | Andrew Bongiorno | Tony Rickards | Tory West | Amanda LaBonte | Marty Fields | Janet Foye | Freddie Curry | Flynn Curry | Ian Rooney | Lachlan MacDonald | Brenda Addie | Laurence Brewer | Ray Tiernan | Lawrence Mooney | Ben Grant | Scott Bowie | John Higginson | Scott Parmeter | Patricia Judah | Greg Carroll | Terry Brittingham | Reg Roordink | Noel Davis | Neil Solomano | Anthony Guilbert | Gerard Whateley | Dennis Cometti | Eddie McGuire | Peter Hitchener | Stephen Quartermain | Bruce McAvaney