The Cup
Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true.
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
Crew and Cast
Simon WincerDirector
Stephen CurryDamien Oliver
Brendan GleesonDermot WeldTom BurlinsonDave Phillips
Jodi GordonTrish Oliver
Daniel MacPhersonJason OliverMartin SacksNeil Pinner
Alice ParkinsonJenny
Shaun MicallefLee Freedman
Kate BellClaireColleen HewettDamien's Mother · Pat
Rodger CorserJason McCartney
Jared DaperisFrankie Dettori
Bill HunterBart Cummings
Harli AmesSaeed Bin Suroor
Nick Simpson-DeeksPat SmullenBobby FoxNiall Phillips
Lewis Fitz-GeraldMichael Smurfit
Raj SidhuSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumMeredith PenmanYoung Pat Oliver
Andrew CurryRay Oliver
Claire ChithamAngela
Rhys McConnochieGeorge Hanlon
Reg GormanVern
Mick Lo MonacoKerrin McEvoy
Alan HopgoodGrandfather at Football
Andrew BongiornoCorey Brown
Tony RickardsChief Steward
Tory WestPerth NurseAmanda LaBonteIrish Journalist
Marty FieldsShearer Bookie
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 13 November 2011
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 5.7 / 10 (21 votes)
Production
- Director
- Simon Wincer
- Writers
- Simon Wincer, Eric O'Keefe
- Studios
- Screen Australia, Silver Lion Films, Film Victoria
- Countries
- Australia
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English, Arabic