- HD 1080
- Runtime: 107m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Australia
- Director: Simon Wincer
- Stars: Tom Burlinson, Richard Morgan, Judy Morris, Martin Vaughan, Celia De Burgh
- keywords: sydney, australia, australia, sports, greed, attempted murder, horse, racehorse, biography, great depression, melbourne, australia, horse racing
- Production_studio: John Sexton Productions
- Slogan: Hero to a nation
- The Phar Lap is featured in the top rankings of 1983
- #2 in Top Family Movies of 1983
- #22 in Top Drama Movies of 1983
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.