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The film is loosely based on the life and racing career of Seabiscuit, an undersized and overlooked Thoroughbred race horse, whose unexpected successes made him a hugely popular media sensation in the United States during the Great Depression.
Seabiscuit: Directed by Gary Ross. With David McCullough, Jeff Bridges, Paul Vincent O'Connor, Chris Cooper. 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.
- (77K)
- Drama, History, Sport
- Gary Ross
- 2003-07-25
Synopsis. Seabiscuit is a racehorse that has gone down as a legend in American history. Horse racing was an extremely popular sport around the time of America's Great Depression, used as an escapist form of entertainment for out-of-work laborers.
Seabiscuit: America's Legendary Race Horse. 2003 1h 0m Documentary CTA List. Tomatometer 0 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings. The true story of Seabiscuit, America's most...
- Documentary
This program includes the complete archival Seabiscuit and War Admiral “Match Race,” which is considered to be the greatest horse race in history. Riding Seabiscuit was George “Ice Man” Woolf, whom Laura Hillenbrand calls “the greatest jockey who ever lived.”
- Nick Krantz
- David Mccullough
Seabiscuit is a racehorse that has gone down as a legend in American history. Horse racing was an extremely popular sport around the time of America's Great Depression, used as an escapist form of entertainment for out-of-work laborers.
Seabiscuit's story played out against America's Great Depression, when one in four breadwinners was without work. Spectator sports, radio programming and movie theaters offered an...
