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Seabiscuit

Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Stirring real-life drama based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand. A jockey, a trainer and a grieving entrepreneur buy and train an undersized thoroughbred with the hope of it becoming a world-class racehorse. Set in 1930s America, the story of the small horse that came from behind became a symbol of hope for a Depression-weary nation. Show less

Contributors

Red Pollard:
Tobey Maguire
Charles Howard:
Jeff Bridges
Tom Smith:
Chris Cooper
Director:
Gary Ross
Annie Howard:
Valerie Mahaffey
Mr Pollard:
Michael O'Neill
Mrs Pollard:
Annie Corley
Charles Strub:
Ed Lauter
Mr Blodget:
Sam Bottoms
Marcela Howard:
Elizabeth Banks
George Woolf:
Gary Stevens
Tick Tock McGlaughlin:
William H Macy
Samuel Riddle:
Eddie Jones
Writer:
Gary Ross
Producer:
Gary Ross
Producer:
Jane Sindell
Composer:
Randy Newman
Director of photography:
John Schwartzman

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