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I Own the Racecourse

I Own the Racecourse

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DramaTV Movie

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A touching story of a likable, but somewhat slow, teenage boy who believes he has bought a major Sydney racecourse for $20. Based on the classic Australian novel of the same name by Patricia Wrightson.

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Budget

$700000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 1986

Country

Australia

Cast

Gully Coote

Gully Coote

Andy

Tony Barry

Tony Barry

Bert Hammond

Rodney Burke

Rodney Burke

Joe

Norman Kaye

Norman Kaye

Drunken Old Man

Brett Adlard

Brett Adlard

Matt

Anthony Mangan

Anthony Mangan

Mike

Safier Redzeposki

Safier Redzeposki

Terry

Brett Climo

Brett Climo

Constable Eadie

Rob Steele

Rob Steele

Evangelist

Slim DeGrey

Slim DeGrey

Worker #1

Josef Drewniak

Josef Drewniak

Worker #2

Ian ‘Dano’ Rogerson

Ian ‘Dano’ Rogerson

Worker #3

Jennifer Kubler

Jennifer Kubler

Stall Girl

David Bracks

David Bracks

Costanzo

Les Murray

Les Murray

Creevy

Bob Ellis

Bob Ellis

Renehan

Tim Elston

Tim Elston

Keogh

Emily Stocker

Emily Stocker

Tracy Willis

Brian Doyle

Brian Doyle

Marsden

Christine Schlesinger

Christine Schlesinger

Michelle Willis

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