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Secretariat's Jockey, Ron Turcotte
20131 h 14 min 56 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Phil Comeau
Production: Maryse ChapdelaineJacques Turgeon
Script: Phil Comeau
Secretariat’s legendary jockey Ron Turcotte is one of the few champions to have won the prestigious American Triple Crown. This is the remarkable story of Turcotte’s rise to fame in 1973, the fall that left him a paraplegic in 1978—after an illustrious career with more than 3,000 victories—and his emotional journey back to the people and places that marked his life. Featuring never-before-seen footage of Secretariat and appearances by Triple Crown winners Steve Cauthen and Jean Cruguet, as well as Secretariat’s owner Penny Chenery, this road movie takes us deep into the thrilling and dangerous world of horseracing, where Turcotte remains an enduring source of inspiration.
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Subject categories
- Animals > Animal Husbandry and DressageMammalsSports and Recreation
- Sports and Leisure > Horse Racing and HorsemanshipPortraits
- Media Education > Popular Culture
- Physical Education > Safety/Fair Play/Leadership
- Social Studies > Social History
Credits
- writer
- Phil Comeau
- director
- Phil Comeau
- research
- Claire Bourbonnais
- Phil Comeau
- Sylvia Mezei
- Michèle Houle
- script consultant
- Michel Coulombe
- consultant
- Leonard Lusky
- cinematography
- François Vincelette
- cinematography - assistance
- Martin Landry
- sound recording
- Mélanie Gauthier
- picture editing
- Heidi Haines
- online editing
- Denis Gathelier
- sound design
- Daniel Toussaint
- sound editing
- Daniel Toussaint
- original music
- Claude Fournier
- original music - assistance
- Jean-Sébastien Fournier
- additional musician
- Jean-Guy Grenier
- rights clearances
- Sylvia Mezei
- Michèle Houle
- Claire Bourbonnais
- Phil Comeau
- computer graphics
- Mélanie Bouchard
- titles
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- credits
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- editing technical support
- Isabelle Painchaud
- Patrick Trahan
- Pierre Dupont
- Myriam Léger-Bélanger
- foley
- Lise Wedlock
- foley recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- mix
- Serge Boivin
- production stills
- François Vincelette
- transcription
- Suzanne Beaulieu
- subtitling
- Michael Lasry
- Paula McKeown
- marketing
- Jean Saad
- Tammy Peddle
- marketing assistant
- Geneviève Bérard
- communications
- Lily Robert
- legal counsel
- Peter Kallianiotis
- administration
- Geneviève Duguay
- production coordinator
- Colette Allain
- administrative assistant
- Danielle Robichaud
- technical coordinator
- Daniel Claveau
- Jean-François Laprise
- development producer
- Murielle Rioux-Poirier
- producer
- Maryse Chapdelaine
- executive producer
- Jacques Turgeon
Awards
- Best FilmSport Film Festival
- Best Sound-MixingSport Film Festival
- Audience Award for Best Documentary- ex-aequo with Our Man in Tehran directed by Drew Taylor and Larry WeinsteinCinefest
- Grand PrizeCinema on the Bayou