Archer's Adventure (1985)
1h 33m
Running Time
November 3, 1985Release Date
Archer's Adventure (1985)
1h 33m
Running Time
November 3, 1985Release Date
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Plot.
During the 1860s, Dave Powers, apprentice to a horse trainer, volunteers to ride Archer to the Melbourne Cup race. Their start is 600 miles from Melbourne, and the journey is anything but easy. Of course, the pair have numerous adventures along the way, and in the end Archer competes in the Melbourne Cup race.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ned Lander
Jack Cutts
Brett Climo
Dave Power
Robert Coleby
Etienne de Mestre
Nicole Kidman
Catherine
Tony Barry
Squatter
Doreen Warburton
Cook
Paul Bertram
Lord Alfred
Denny Lawrence
Director
Anne Brooksbank
Writer
Claire Corbett
Maid
Brian Anderson
Mailman
Bob Ellis
Writer
Moya Iceton
Producer
John Spicer
Butler
Chris Neal
Composer
Robin Bowering
Mr. Power
Helen McDonald
Mrs. Power
Karyn Greig
Mrs. deMestre
Bradley Meehan
Boy
Shari Flood
Girl
Nicholas Lidstone
Landlord
Barry Lovett
Man at Gate
Robert Gay
Trooper
Greg Curran
Drinker
James Moss
Drinker
Robert Gray
Trooper
Barbara Albury
Squatter's Wife
Anna Maria Monticelli
Anna Swift
Mary Spicer
Woman at Wedding
Warwick Tennant Moss
Sawmiller
Margaret Moore
Sawmiller's Wife
Tony Martin
Stockrider
Garry Williams
Tracker
Russell Newman
Publican
Lyn Collingwood
Shopkeeper
John Smythe
Steward
Ernie Gray
Matthew Swift
Vic Hunter
Customs Officer
Francis Yin
Chinese Man
Julie Dang
Chinese Woman
Ron Stephenson
Bushranger
Phillip Spencer-Harris
Young Bushranger
Ken Snodgrass
Coach Driver
Ian Croker
Driver's Mate
Anthony Ingersent
Politician
Michael Barnacoat
Police Sergeant
John Flaus
Egan the Blacksmith
Matt Carroll
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
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Archer is a 1985 Australian made-for-television western drama film about the true story of Archer, the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup and his 17-year-old strapper, Dave Power. Directed by Denny Lawrence, it was filmed in New South Wales' Sydney outskirts, Baulkham Hills, Megalong Valley and Snowy Mountains and Victoria's Melbourne.