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The hopes of a nation rode on a long shot. - Seabiscuit
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Title: Seabiscuit

Release Date: 22 Jul 2003

Runtime: 2h 21m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Larger Than Life Productions, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Larger Than Life Productions, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Overview: True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

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Average Vote: 7 (834 votes)

Cast

  • Red Pollard: Tobey Maguire
  • Narrator: David McCullough
  • Charles Howard: Jeff Bridges
  • Tom Smith: Chris Cooper
  • Marcela Howard: Elizabeth Banks
  • George Woolf: Gary L. Stevens
  • Samuel D. Riddle: Eddie Jones
  • Tick Tock McGlaughlin: William H. Macy
  • Dutch Doogan: Royce D. Applegate
  • Charley Kurtsinger: Chris McCarron
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