Archer, renamed Archer's Adventure, is a 1985 Australian made-for-television western drama film relating an adventurous fictional story of a journey overland taken by Archer, the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup and a 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.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p6-8
Cast
Brett Climo as Dave Power Robert Coleby as Etienne de Mestre Nicole Kidman as Catherine Tony Barry as Squatter Paul Bertram as Lord Alfred Anna-Maria Monticelli as Anna Swift Ned Lander as Jack Curtis 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 de Mestre Bradey Meehan as Boy Shari Flood as Girl Lyn Collingwood as Shoekeeper
See also List of films about horses List of films about horse racing
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