Archer's Adventure ( Archer )

Archer's Adventure (DVD) (*)

$34.99

Original Title: Archer
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1985 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Denny Lawrence

Written By:
Anne Brooksbank
Bob Ellis

Actors:
Nicole Kidman ..... Catherine
Brett Climo ..... Dave Power
Robert Coleby ..... Etienne de Mestre
Ned Lander ..... Jack Cutts
Doreen Warburton ..... Cook
Claire Corbett ..... Maid
Brian Anderson ..... Mailman
John Spicer ..... Butler
Robin Bowering ..... Mr. Power
Helen McDonald ..... Mrs. Power
Karyn Greig ..... Mrs. deMestre
Bradley Meehan ..... Boy
Shari Flood ..... Girl
Paul Bertram ..... Lord Alfred
Nicholas Lidstone ..... Landlord
Barry Lovett ..... Man at Gate

Synopsis:

Not to be confused with the like-vintage "sword and sorcery" TV pilot of the same name, director Denny Lawrence's Archer's Adventure was lensed in Australia. Brett Climo plays Dave Power, a young and ambitious caretaker of a racehorse named Archer. In order to get Archer to the 1861 Melbourne Cup, where the horse must compete, Power takes him on a 600-mile Outback odyssey, fraught with excitement and peril. The horse then wins the race. Incredibly, this picaresque character study was based on a true story. Also known as Archer's Adventure, the film features 18-year-old Nicole Kidman in a crucial role.

During the 1860s, Dave Powers, apprentice to a horse trainer, volunteers to ride Archer to the Melbourne Cup race. Their start is 600 miles from Melbourne, and the journey is anything but easy. Of course, the pair have numerous adventures along the way, and in the end Archer competes in the Melbourne Cup race.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 03 March, 2014.