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Secretariat (2010)

PG 123 min  -  Drama | Family | History  -   8 October 2010 (USA)
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Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.

Director:

Randall Wallace

Writers:

Mike Rich, William Nack (book) (suggestion)
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Cast

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Diane Lane ...
John Malkovich ...
Dylan Walsh ...
Margo Martindale ...
Nelsan Ellis ...
Otto Thorwarth ...
Fred Dalton Thompson ...
James Cromwell ...
Scott Glenn ...
Michael Harding ...
E.V. Benjamin (as Mike Harding)
Richard Fullerton ...
Tim Ware ...
Nestor Serrano ...
Keith Austin ...
Kevin Connolly ...
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Storyline

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery -- with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin -- manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years. Written by Anonymous  

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Taglines:

The Impossible True Story

Genres:

Drama | Family | History | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,694,770 (USA) (10 October 2010) (3072 Screens)

Gross:

$59,699,513 (USA) (6 February 2011)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The scene where Penny Chenery can't make it to Kate's play, listens on the phone, and collapses in sobs on the hotel bed was done in one take. Randall Wallace said he was so emotionally involved in the scene he couldn't have shot another one. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Although set between 1969 and 1972, several telephones show modular handset jacks. Modular jacks were first patented by Bell Telephone Labs in 1973. See more »

Quotes

Penny Chenery: More than three thousand years ago a man named Job complained to God about all his troubles and the Bible tells us that God answered. Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane? Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting...
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Soundtracks

"I'll Take You There"
Written by Alvertis Isbell
Performed by Staple Singers (as The Staple Singers)
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc. See more »