International Velvet (film)
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| Directed by | Bryan Forbes |
| Produced by | Bryan Forbes |
| Written by | Bryan Forbes Enid Bagnold (book) |
| Starring | Tatum O'Neal Nanette Newman Anthony Hopkins Christopher Plummer Jeffrey Byron Sarah Bullen Richard Warwick |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | July 19, 1978 |
| Running time | 127 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
International Velvet is a 1978 dramatic film. It was a remake of the 1944 classic, National Velvet. The film stars Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins and Nanette Newman. The film got mixed reviews.
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[edit] Plot
The film follows the story of an American girl, Sarah Brown, who is orphaned when her parents are killed in a car crash. She is sent to England to live with her aunt Velvet Brown and Uncle John. When Velvet was a similar age to Sarah, she and her horse, The Pie, entered the legendary Grand National horse race and won; however, she was instantly disqualified due to falling from the horse after the race before reaching the enclosure. The Pie is ultimately put out to stud upon his retirement. He sires his last foal after Sarah's arrival in England. Sarah and Velvet are present for the birth of this foal and Sarah eventually decides that she'd like to purchase him. She later finds out that her Aunt Velvet has bought him for her. Sarah aptly names him "Arizona Pie" (combining the name of his sire and the state in which Sarah lived). She shows enough talent to be selected for the British Olympic team, where she is the junior, but she does well under the stern guidance of Captain Johnson. Sarah lives up to her dream and enters the Olympic Three Day Event helping Great Britain win the team competition. She falls in love with an American competitor and moves back to America with him. At the conclusion of the film she gives her Olympic gold medal to her Aunt Velvet. It is, no doubt, the best line of this sentimental but hard-to-resist movie, when Sarah introduces her fiance and says: " Scott, I want you to meet my parents".
[edit] Cast
- Tatum O'Neal as Sarah Brown
- Christopher Plummer as John Seaton
- Anthony Hopkins as Captain Johnson
- Nanette Newman as Velvet Brown
- Peter Barkworth as Pilot
- Dinsdale Landen as Mr. Curtis
- Sarah Bullen as Beth
- Jeffrey Byron as Scott Saunders
- Richard Warwick as Tim
- Daniel Abineri as Wilson
- Jason White as Roger
- Martin Neil as Mike
- Douglas Reith as Howard
- Dennis Blanch as Policeman
- Norman Wooland as Team Doctor
- Susan Jameson as T.V. Interviewer
- Brenda Cowling as Alice
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