Tracks of Glory - 2-DVD Set ( Tracks of Glory: The Major Taylor Story )

Tracks of Glory - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Tracks of Glory: The Major Taylor Story
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
182 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1992 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Marcus Cole

Written By:
Jim Fitzpatrick
Tony Morphett

Actors:
Cameron Daddo ..... Walker (unknown episodes)
Phil Morris ..... Marshall W. 'Major' Taylor (unknown episodes)
Richard Roxburgh ..... Hugh McIntosh (unknown episodes)
Nicholas Eadie ..... Floyd MacFarland (unknown episodes)
Justine Clarke ..... Kate O'Brien (unknown episodes)
Joan Sydney ..... Mrs. Walker (unknown episodes)
Brett Climo ..... Jonathan Dodds (unknown episodes)
Scott Burgess ..... Pat Galloway (unknown episodes)
John Ewart ..... Syd Melville (unknown episodes)
Janet MacLachlan ..... Mrs. Morris (unknown episodes)
Robert Vaughn ..... Mr. Morris (unknown episodes)
Renée Jones ..... Daisy (unknown episodes)
Rodney Bell ..... Iver Lawson (unknown episodes)
John Clayton ..... Mr. Campbell (unknown episodes)
Celine O'Leary ..... Mrs. McIntosh (unknown episodes)
Edwin Hodgeman ..... Journalist 1 (unknown episodes)
Tony Mack ..... Journalist 2 (unknown episodes)
Syd Brisbane ..... Larrikan (unknown episodes)
Josef Schwaiger ..... Tim Freeman (unknown episodes)
Barbara West ..... Mrs. O'Brien (unknown episodes)
Dominic Condon ..... Scott (unknown episodes)
Damon Sanders ..... Doctor (unknown episodes)
William S. Taylor ..... Baptist Minister (unknown episodes)
Frank Adamson ..... Train Driver (unknown episodes)
Jeff Madden ..... Conductor (unknown episodes)
David Gillies ..... Harley Grimes (unknown episodes)
Wayne Nicklas ..... Doorman (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

Tracks of Glory tells the triumphant true story of two remarkably driven athletes: American Marshall W. Major Taylor (Phil Morris),who tackled a world of prejudice and discrimination and Australian battler Don Walker (Cameron Daddo) - both destined to find fame and glory on the international cycling circuit. In 1903 Australia set out to stage the richest cycling event in the world. When dedicated African-American athlete, Major Taylor, arrives to compete he is not only challenged by the looming shadow of the White Australia Policy - barring non-whites from entering the country, but the prejudices of the other competitors - many of whom were his own countrymen. Joined by poverty-stricken racer Don Walker, who sets out to break his own class distinctions and overcome bias, the two cyclists face an uphill battle to not only prove their respective places on the track but solidify their reputations with a wakeup call to the world.
Featuring Robert Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh and Justine Clark, Tracks of Glory is an Australian Logie Award-winning two-part miniseries adapted from Dr Jim Fitzpatricks book - a truly inspirational story of perseverance and remarkable sportsmanship.

Racial barriers are broken in circa-1900 Australia by Major Taylor, who becomes a world-champion bicycle racer.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 22 March, 2013.

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