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Secretariat: Directed by Randall Wallace. With Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Walsh, Margo Martindale. Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.
- (31K)
- Biography, Drama, Family
- Randall Wallace
- 2010-10-08
The film chronicles the life of Thoroughbred race horse Secretariat, winner of the Triple Crown in 1973. Diane Lane plays Secretariat's owner, Penny Chenery, who takes over the Doswell, Virginia, stables of her ailing father Christopher Chenery despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge.
The Real Penny Next to Our Penny. Wallace got an extra burst of energy when Penny Chenery, the owner of Secretariat, visited for the filming reenactment of her horse’s Belmont masterpiece. “We knew Penny was coming, but we didn’t know exactly which days she would be there,” Wallace recalled.
Oct 7, 2010 · Disney’s new “Secretariat” is more ambitious than most horse movies. It tells the story of how Penny Chenery Tweedy (Diane Lane), a Denver housewife, took over her father’s foundering...
Successfully navigating her way through the male-dominated world of horse racing, Chenery, together with veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (John Malkovich), fosters a gifted colt that ultimately...
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- Randall Wallace
- PG
- Diane Lane
If you love horse movies, then you'll probably love Disney's newest, much-hyped Secretariat, which fits firmly in the genre of other recent triumphant equine epics. Full Review | Jun 24, 2021
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Oct 6, 2010 · “Secretariat” takes none of those mundane paths. It is a great film about greatness, the story of the horse and the no less brave woman who had faith in him. Penny Chenery was the daughter of a Virginia horse farm owner.
