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The Race Against Death
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- Thriller
Overview
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from his injuries. His friend Alan York suspects the animal was doped by unscrupulous bookies and starts to investigate. He doesn't know how serious his opponents are, and that he's in danger to suffer the exact same fate as his friend.
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- murder
- horse
- horse race
- horse racing
- jockey
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 1, 1974
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Production
- United Artists
- Cast
- Sean Lynch,Frank Gentry,Judi Dench,Willoughby Gray,Llewellyn Rees,Geoffrey Bateman,Mark Dignam,Mick Dillon,John Bindon,Scott Antonyand 10 more
- Director
- Tony Richardson
- Producer
- Neil Hartley,André Goulston
- Cinematography
- Freddie Cooper
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0071394