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5.5/10   57 votes
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Director:
Tony Richardson
Writers:
Dick Francis (novel)
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Release Date:
May 1974 (UK) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama more
Plot:
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Scott Antony ... Alan York

Judi Dench ... Laura Davidson
Michael Williams ... Sandy Mason
Nina Thomas ... Penny Brocker
Julian Glover ... Lodge
Mark Dignam ... Clifford Tudor
John Bindon ... Walter
Joseph Blatchley ... Joe Nantwich
Ian Hogg ... Bill Davidson
Sean Lynch ... Sid
Hideo Saito ... Yuko
Geoffrey Bateman
Mick Dillon (as Mickey Dillon)
Bill Fraser ... Uncle George
Frank Gentry
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Additional Details

Runtime:
99 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Wretched, 31 March 2007
1/10
Author: hhartling from United States

At our house we're big fans of Dick Francis novels. "Dead Cert" was this champion jockey's first thriller. I bought this DVD a couple of years ago and we had great expectations. We were hugely disappointed in the way the story was adapted. I am re-reading the novel so I thought it would be fun to try the movie again. Well, it has not improved with age. The only saving grace is you get some idea (or at least Tony Richardson's idea) of what a British racetrack is like. The characters in the movie share some of the same names as the characters in the novel but hardly any of the same traits. There isn't a soul in this movie you would want to know personally (I am talking about the characters not the actors), except perhaps the horses.

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