Archer (film)

Archer
Based on	idea by Mike Norris Bob Ellis
Written by	Anne Brooksbank
Directed by	Denny Lawrence
Starring	Brett Climo Robert Coleby Nicole Kidman
Music by	Chris Neal
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Moya Iceton
Cinematography	Frank Hammond
Editor	Ted Ötton
Running time	128 mins
Production companies	Roadshow Coote & Carroll Australian Film Commission
Original release
Release	3 November 1985 (1985-11-03)

Archer, renamed Archer's Adventure, is a 1985 Australian made-for-television western drama film about the true story of Archer, the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup and his 17-year-old strapper, Dave Power. Directed by Denny Lawrence, it was filmed in New South Wales' Sydney outskirts, Baulkham Hills, Megalong Valley and Snowy Mountains and Victoria's Melbourne.[1]

Cast

• Brett Climo as Dave Power
• Robert Coleby as Etienne de Mestre
• Nicole Kidman as Catherine
• Tony Barry as Squatter
• Paul Bertram as Lord Alfred
• Anna-Maria Monticelli as Anna Swift
• Ned Lander as Jack Curtis
• Doreen Warburton as Cook
• Claire Corbett as Maid
• Brian Anderson as Mailman
• John Spicer as Butler
• Robin Bowering as Mr Power
• Helen McDonald as Mrs Power
• Karyn Greig as Mrs de Mestre
• Bradey Meehan as Boy
• Shari Flood as Girl
• Lyn Collingwood as Shoekeeper

See also

• List of films about horses
• List of films about horse racing

References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p6-8

External links

• Archer at IMDb