Run for the Roses

Jun 1, 1977

1h 33m

★ 0.0

Some Run for the Money! Some Run for the Glory! But it Takes a Champion to... Run For The Roses.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Pan American Motion Picture Corp.

Run for the Roses Trailers

Cast

Clarissa Stewart

Vera Miles

Charlie

Stuart Whitman

Jim

Sam Groom

Carole

Lisa Eilbacher

Flash

Teddy Wilson

Juanito Hernandez

Panchito Gómez

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0.0

A Horse Galloping Toward Screen

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No overview available.

6.5

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6.0

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6.1

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7.0

The Horse

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7.2

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3.1

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7.0

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6.0

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5.0

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9.0

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5.2

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6.7

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5.3

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6.0

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7.4

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6.1

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5.7

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