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Run for the Roses
“Some Run for the Money! Some Run for the Glory! But it Takes a Champion to... Run For The Roses.”
7.0 / 10• 1977• 1h 33m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Juanito, a boy from Puerto Rico, finds himself in Kentucky and drawn to a thoroughbred horse. He believes the horse can win the Derby and eventually others around him start to think it's possible.
Cast & Crew
Vera Miles
Clarissa Stewart
Lead
Stuart Whitman
Charlie
Sam Groom
Jim
Lisa Eilbacher
Carole
Teddy Wilson
Flash
Panchito Gómez
Juanito Hernandez
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Levin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Run for the Roses is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
