This movie is based on a novel by Philip D’antoni. In a surprise move, two horse owners
decide to ride their own horses in a steeplechase. Bill Davidson’s horse Admiral begins to behave weirdly and
the horse falls hard after an obstacle.
Medical personnel go to check on Bill right away but he succumbs to his
injuries. His friend Alan York was
riding his horse and he suspected Admiral was doped. He also believes it was unscrupulous bookies involved in the
doping. The medical tests don’t
reveal any evidence of drugs being used on Admiral? The group involved in the doping doesn’t want anyone to
investigate their activities and Alan may be in way over his head?
This film
suffers somewhat from age? The scenes of the races are good and the horses are very
beautiful. The men involved in the
doping don’t care about the riders or the horses. They are only interested in profits and the acclaim for winning.
Alan also rides a horse into
the woods to escape the British police.
He leaves the horse behind and steals a police car. Judi Dench was 40 years old at the
release of this movie. 3* (This movie is OK)
99
min, Thriller directed by Tony Richardson with Scott Antony, Judi Dench,
Michael Williams, Nina Thomas, Julian Glover, Mark Dignam, John Bindon, Josephy
Blatchley.
Note: Imdb 5.1 out of 10, 14% audience on
Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 3.1* out of 5* with 22 reviews.
Special
Note: Filmed in Portsmouth, Hampshire;
Frontwell Racecourse, West Sussex; Findon, West Sussex, England, UK. Go-Pontinental owned by Fred Pontin was
one of the horses in this film. He
ran in the 1968 National, returned in 1973 and 1974.
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