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The Cup

The Cup

# Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true.
Drama   History
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Arabic , English
📆 Date Released: 2011-11-13
⌚ Running Time: 106 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Stephen Curry original image
Damien Oliver
Stephen Curry
Brendan Gleeson original image
Dermot Weld
Brendan Gleeson
Tom Burlinson original image
Dave Phillips
Tom Burlinson
Jodi Gordon original image
Trish Oliver
Jodi Gordon
Daniel MacPherson original image
Jason Oliver
Daniel MacPherson
Martin Sacks original image
Neil Pinner
Martin Sacks
Alice Parkinson original image
Jenny
Alice Parkinson
Shaun Micallef original image
Lee Freedman
Shaun Micallef
Kate Bell original image
Claire
Kate Bell
Colleen Hewett original image
Damien's Mother - Pat
Colleen Hewett
Rodger Corser original image
Jason McCartney
Rodger Corser
Jared Daperis original image
Frankie Dettori
Jared Daperis
Bill Hunter original image
Bart Cummings
Bill Hunter
Harli Ames original image
Saeed Bin Suroor
Harli Ames
Nick Simpson-Deeks original image
Pat Smullen
Nick Simpson-Deeks
Bobby Fox original image
Niall Phillips
Bobby Fox
Lewis Fitz-Gerald original image
Michael Smurfit
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Raj Sidhu original image
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Raj Sidhu
Meredith Penman original image
Young Pat Oliver
Meredith Penman
Andrew Curry original image
Ray Oliver
Andrew Curry
Claire Chitham original image
Angela
Claire Chitham
Rhys McConnochie original image
George Hanlon
Rhys McConnochie
Reg Gorman original image
Vern
Reg Gorman
Mick Lo Monaco original image
Kerrin McEvoy
Mick Lo Monaco
Alan Hopgood original image
Grandfather at Football
Alan Hopgood
Andrew Bongiorno original image
Corey Brown
Andrew Bongiorno
Tony Rickards original image
Chief Steward
Tony Rickards
Tory West original image
Perth Nurse
Tory West
Amanda LaBonte original image
Irish Journalist
Amanda LaBonte
Marty Fields original image
Shearer Bookie
Marty Fields
Janet Foye original image
Damien's Grandmother
Janet Foye
Freddie Curry original image
Damien 3 years old
Freddie Curry
Flynn Curry original image
Grandson at Football
Flynn Curry
Ian Rooney original image
Jim Sheridan
Ian Rooney
Lachlan MacDonald original image
John Oxx
Lachlan MacDonald
Brenda Addie original image
Lady Clague
Brenda Addie
Laurence Brewer original image
Irish Journalist
Laurence Brewer
Ray Tiernan original image
Perth Race Official
Ray Tiernan
Lawrence Mooney original image
Belmont Starter
Lawrence Mooney
Ben Grant original image
Perth ER Doctor
Ben Grant
Scott Bowie original image
Perth Paramedic
Scott Bowie
John Higginson original image
Perth Hospital Physician
John Higginson
Scott Parmeter original image
Ray Oliver's Doctor
Scott Parmeter
Patricia Judah original image
Betty
Patricia Judah
Greg Carroll original image
Punter #1
Greg Carroll
Terry Brittingham original image
Punter #2
Terry Brittingham
Reg Roordink original image
Miner #1
Reg Roordink
Noel Davis original image
Shearer #1
Noel Davis
Neil Solomano original image
Shearer #2
Neil Solomano
Anthony Guilbert original image
French Commentator
Anthony Guilbert
Gerard Whateley original image
ABC Media at Airport / Randwick Race Caller
Gerard Whateley
Dennis Cometti original image
Football Commentator #1
Dennis Cometti
Eddie McGuire original image
Football Commentator #2
Eddie McGuire
Peter Hitchener original image
Nine Network Newsreader
Peter Hitchener
Stephen Quartermain original image
Network Ten Newsreader
Stephen Quartermain
Bruce McAvaney original image
Seven Network Flemington TV Announcer
Bruce McAvaney

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