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Sylvester
Sylvester

Sylvester

Her greatest victory waits at the edge of the most dangerous moment of her life.

Genres

DramaFamily

OverView

Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a wild horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an Olympic jumping champion.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$172

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

15 March 1985

Country

Cast

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

John Foster

Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert

Charlene "Charlie" Railsberg

Michael Schoeffling

Michael Schoeffling

Matt

Constance Towers

Constance Towers

Mrs. Whitney "Muffy" Hyde

Peter Kowanko

Peter Kowanko

Harris Pell (as Pete Kowanko)

Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard

Peter

Yankton Hatten

Yankton Hatten

Grant Railsberg

Shane Serwin

Shane Serwin

Seth Railsberg

James Gammon

James Gammon

Steve

Ángel Salazar

Ángel Salazar

Tommy John

Shizuko Hoshi

Shizuko Hoshi

Mrs. Daniels

Chris Pedersen

Chris Pedersen

Red

Gary Jules Jouvenat

Gary Jules Jouvenat

Auditor

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