"Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation."
Tom Burlinson
as Tommy Woodcock
Richard Morgan
as 'Cashy' Martin
Judy Morris
as Bea Davis
Martin Vaughan
as Harry Telford
Celia De Burgh
as Vi Telford
Ron Leibman
as Dave Davis
Vincent Ball
as Lachlan McKinnon
John Stanton
as Eric Connolly
Peter Whitford
as Bert Wolfe
Robert Grubb
as William Nielsen
Gia Carides
as Emma
James Steele
as Jim Pike
Simon Wincer
Director
John Sexton
Producer
David Williamson
Screenplay
Bruce Rowland
Original Music Composer
Russell Boyd
Director of Photography
Tony Paterson
Editor
Lawrence Eastwood
Production Design
David Bowden
Art Direction
Sally Campbell
Set Decoration
Anna Senior
Costume Design
Lesley Lamont-Fisher
Makeup Artist
Cheryl Williams
Hairstylist
Murray Newey
First Assistant Director
Michael Bourchier
Second Assistant Director
Deuel Droogan
Third Assistant Director
Peter Burgess
Sound Editor
Frank Lipson
Dialogue Editor
Conrad Rothmann
Special Effects Supervisor
Roger Cowland
Visual Effects
Terry Rodman
Gary Wilkins
Sound Recordist
Ron Purvis
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Fenton
Phil Heywood
Nixon Binney
Camera Operator
Therese O'Leary
Continuity
Jo Weeks
Carmen Galán
Assistant Editor
Evanne Chesson
Animal Wrangler
Peta Lawson
Production Coordinator
Paula Gibbs
Production Manager