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A house wife with little knowledge of horse-racing fosters one of the greatest race horses of all time as the story of the 1973 Triple Crown winner comes to the screen in this inspirational underdog drama based on the novel SECRETARIAT: THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION by William Nack and starring Diane Lane and John Malkovich.Product Identifiers
ProducerGordon Gray, Mark Ciardi
EAN8717418294076
eBay Product ID (ePID)102220650
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleSecretariat
ActorFred Dalton Thompson, Dylan Baker, John Malkovich, Nelsan Ellis, Kevin Connolly, Scott Glenn, James Cromwell, Margo Martindale, Otto Thorwarth, Diane Lane, Dylan Walsh
DirectorRandall Wallace
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2011
FeaturesWidescreen, Audio Commentary\Deleted Scenes (with optional audio commentary)\'Heart Of A Champion'\Race Simulations: Choreographing The Races\Music Video: 'It's Who You Are' by AJ Michalka
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Run Time118 Mins
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
CertificateU
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Director of PhotographyDean Semler
Production DesignerTom Sanders
ReviewsVariety - Lane projects the combo of homespun warmth and steely determination that has always been intrinsic to her screen appeal. Of the sterling supporting thesps, Cromwell is a subtle standout, Time Magazine - This is an undeniably well-crafted genre piece., Daily Mail - [...] one of the year's most enjoyable family films., New York Times - [...] a pleasurable, seductive fantasy
AuthorWilliam Nack
Consumer AdviceContains infrequent very mild language
Additional InformationA house wife with little knowledge of horse-racing fosters one of the greatest race horses of all time as the story of the 1973 Triple Crown winner comes to the screen in this inspirational underdog drama based on the novel SECRETARIAT: THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION by William Nack and starring Diane Lane and John Malkovich. Penny Chenery (Lane) is a devoted mother and housewife whose ailing father is the proprietor of Meadow Stables in Virginia. When her father becomes too ill to tend to his horses, Penny agrees to take over the stables despite her inexperience. Desperate, she turns to veteran horse trainer Lucien Laurin (Malkovich) to help show her the ropes. Up to this point, horse racing has been a decidedly male-dominated sport. But with Lucien's help, Penny prepares to prove that gender has no bearing on one's ability to breed a fast race horse. As Secretariat blasts out of the gates to leave his competition in the dust, the whole world watches in amazement, and a legend is born.
Movie/TV TitleSecretariat
ComposerNick Glennie-Smith
Executive ProducerMike Rich
Sound sourceDolby Digital
ScreenwriterRandall Wallace, Mike Rich