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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.

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ProducerGordon Gray, Mark Ciardi

EAN8717418294137

eBay Product ID (ePID)102244898

Product Key Features

ActorFred Dalton Thompson, Dylan Baker, John Malkovich, Kevin Connolly, Nelsan Ellis, Scott Glenn, James Cromwell, Margo Martindale, Otto Thorwarth, Diane Lane, Dylan Walsh

Film/TV TitleSecretariat

DirectorRandall Wallace

LanguageEnglish

Run Time123 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2011

FormatBlu-ray

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

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

CertificateU

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerNick Glennie-Smith

Production DesignerTom Sanders

Executive ProducerMike Rich

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.

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

ScreenwriterRandall Wallace, Mike Rich

AuthorWilliam Nack

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorJohn Wright

Movie/TV TitleSecretariat

Director of PhotographyDean Semler

Consumer AdviceContains infrequent very mild language