The Cup
Simon Wincer2011-11-13
Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true.
5.8
106 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Stephen Curry | Damien Oliver | Unowned |
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Brendan Gleeson | Dermot Weld | Zac E. Chan |
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Tom Burlinson | Dave Phillips | Unowned |
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Jodi Gordon | Trish Oliver | Unowned |
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Daniel MacPherson | Jason Oliver | Unowned |
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Martin Sacks | Neil Pinner | Unowned |
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Alice Parkinson | Jenny | Unowned |
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Shaun Micallef | Lee Freedman | Unowned |
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Kate Bell | Claire | Unowned |
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Colleen Hewett | Damien's Mother - Pat | Unowned |
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Rodger Corser | Jason McCartney | Unowned |
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Jared Daperis | Frankie Dettori | Unowned |
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Bill Hunter | Bart Cummings | Unowned |
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Harli Ames | Saeed Bin Suroor | Unowned |
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Nick Simpson-Deeks | Pat Smullen | Unowned |
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Bobby Fox | Niall Phillips | Unowned |
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Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Michael Smurfit | Unowned |
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Raj Sidhu | Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Unowned |
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Meredith Penman | Young Pat Oliver | Unowned |
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Andrew Curry | Ray Oliver | Unowned |
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Claire Chitham | Angela | Unowned |
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Rhys McConnochie | George Hanlon | Unowned |
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Reg Gorman | Vern | Unowned |
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Mick Lo Monaco | Kerrin McEvoy | Unowned |
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Alan Hopgood | Grandfather at Football | Unowned |
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Andrew Bongiorno | Corey Brown | Unowned |
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Tony Rickards | Chief Steward | Unowned |
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Tory West | Perth Nurse | Unowned |
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Amanda LaBonte | Irish Journalist | Unowned |
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Marty Fields | Shearer Bookie | Unowned |
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Janet Foye | Damien's Grandmother | Unowned |
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Freddie Curry | Damien 3 years old | Unowned |
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Flynn Curry | Grandson at Football | Unowned |
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Ian Rooney | Jim Sheridan | Unowned |
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Lachlan MacDonald | John Oxx | Unowned |
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Brenda Addie | Lady Clague | Unowned |
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Laurence Brewer | Irish Journalist | Unowned |
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Ray Tiernan | Perth Race Official | Unowned |
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Lawrence Mooney | Belmont Starter | Unowned |
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Ben Grant | Perth ER Doctor | Unowned |
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Scott Bowie | Perth Paramedic | Unowned |
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John Higginson | Perth Hospital Physician | Unowned |
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Scott Parmeter | Ray Oliver's Doctor | Unowned |
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Patricia Judah | Betty | Unowned |
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Greg Carroll | Punter #1 | Unowned |
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Terry Brittingham | Punter #2 | Unowned |
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Reg Roordink | Miner #1 | Unowned |
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Noel Davis | Shearer #1 | Unowned |
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Neil Solomano | Shearer #2 | Unowned |
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Anthony Guilbert | French Commentator | Unowned |
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Gerard Whateley | ABC Media at Airport / Randwick Race Caller | Unowned |
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Dennis Cometti | Football Commentator #1 | Unowned |
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Eddie McGuire | Football Commentator #2 | Unowned |
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Peter Hitchener | Nine Network Newsreader | Unowned |
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Stephen Quartermain | Network Ten Newsreader | Unowned |
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Bruce McAvaney | Seven Network Flemington TV Announcer | Unowned |