Summaries

During the 1860s, Dave Powers, apprentice to a horse trainer, volunteers to ride Archer to the Melbourne Cup race. Their start is 600 miles from Melbourne, and the journey is anything but easy. Of course, the pair have numerous adventures along the way, and in the end Archer competes in the Melbourne Cup race.—Ken Miller <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • one word title
  • australia
  • animal character name as title
  • australian western
  • archer the horse character
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Western
Release date Nov 2, 1985
Countries of origin Australia
Language English
Filming locations Baulkham Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production companies The Australian Film Commission New South Wales Film Corporation Roadshow Coote & Carroll

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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