The Cup

The Cup

Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true.

2011•1h 46m•5.7/10

DramaHistory

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(21)

At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.

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Production

Screen Australia, Silver Lion Films, Film Victoria, Ingenious Broadcasting, Village Roadshow Pictures, Myriad Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry

Damien Oliver

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Dermot Weld

Tom Burlinson

Tom Burlinson

Dave Phillips

Jodi Gordon

Jodi Gordon

Trish Oliver

Daniel MacPherson

Daniel MacPherson

Jason Oliver

Martin Sacks

Martin Sacks

Neil Pinner

Alice Parkinson

Alice Parkinson

Jenny

Shaun Micallef

Shaun Micallef

Lee Freedman

Kate Bell

Kate Bell

Claire

Colleen Hewett

Damien's Mother - Pat

Rodger Corser

Rodger Corser

Jason McCartney

Jared Daperis

Jared Daperis

Frankie Dettori

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Bart Cummings

Harli Ames

Harli Ames

Saeed Bin Suroor

Nick Simpson-Deeks

Nick Simpson-Deeks

Pat Smullen

Bobby Fox

Niall Phillips

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Michael Smurfit

Raj Sidhu

Raj Sidhu

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Meredith Penman

Young Pat Oliver

Andrew Curry

Andrew Curry

Ray Oliver

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