93 minutes
11/3/1985
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.
Ned Lander
as Jack Cutts
Brett Climo
as Dave Power
Robert Coleby
as Etienne de Mestre
Nicole Kidman
as Catherine
Tony Barry
as Squatter
Paul Bertram
as Lord Alfred
Doreen Warburton
as Cook
Claire Corbett
as Maid
Brian Anderson
as Mailman
John Spicer
as Butler
Robin Bowering
as Mr. Power
Helen McDonald
as Mrs. Power
Karyn Greig
as Mrs. deMestre
Bradley Meehan
as Boy
Shari Flood
as Girl
Nicholas Lidstone
as Landlord
Barry Lovett
as Man at Gate
Robert Gay
as Trooper
Greg Curran
as Drinker
James Moss
as Drinker
Robert Gray
as Trooper
Barbara Albury
as Squatter's Wife
Anna Maria Monticelli
as Anna Swift
Mary Spicer
as Woman at Wedding
Warwick Tennant Moss
as Sawmiller
Margaret Moore
as Sawmiller's Wife
Tony Martin
as Stockrider
Garry Williams
as Tracker
Russell Newman
as Publican
Lyn Collingwood
as Shopkeeper
John Smythe
as Steward
Ernie Gray
as Matthew Swift
Vic Hunter
as Customs Officer
Francis Yin
as Chinese Man
Julie Dang
as Chinese Woman
Ron Stephenson
as Bushranger
Phillip Spencer-Harris
as Young Bushranger
Ken Snodgrass
as Coach Driver
Ian Croker
as Driver's Mate
Anthony Ingersent
as Politician
Michael Barnacoat
as Police Sergeant
John Flaus
as Egan the Blacksmith