Phar Lap (film)

Phar Lap
Phar Lap
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Simon Wincer
Written by	David Williamson
Produced by	John Sexton
Starring	Tom Burlinson; Martin Vaughan; Judy Morris; Celia De Burgh; Ron Leibman;
Cinematography	Russell Boyd
Edited by	Tony Paterson
Music by	Bruce Rowland
Production; company	Hoyts Edgley
Distributed by	Hoyts Distribution (Australia); 20th Century Fox (United States);
Release dates	11 August 1983 (Australia); 13 April 1984 (United States);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$5 million
Box office	A$9,258,884 (Australia)

Phar Lap (also released as Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation) is a 1983 Australian biographical drama film about the racehorse Phar Lap. The film stars Tom Burlinson and was written by David Williamson.

^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p40