Salty O'Rourke (1945)
He's the King of the Gamblers!
ジャンル : ドラマ
上映時間 : 1時間 40分
演出 : Raoul Walsh
脚本 : Milton Holmes
シノプシス
A gambler and his buddy find a wise-guy jockey for their long-shot horse.
フランク(ヴィゴ・モーテンセン)と愛馬ヒダルゴはともに数々のクロスカントリー・レースを制した伝説のコンビ。が、いまは引退状態にあった。そんなとき、世界一過酷なレースの挑戦状を受け、参加することになる。
ソ連国内でアメリカ製の半導体チップを持ち出した003が雪原で遭難。遺体から半導体チップを回収したボンドはソ連軍に追われるが、スキー&スノーボードで振り切って任務を果たす。 003の死体から発見されたのはマイクロチップ。このチップは従来のものと違い、核爆発で発生する強力な磁気にも対抗できるものだった。製造元のゾリン産業が怪しいとにらんだ英国情報部はボンドにゾリンの内偵を命じる。そこでボンドはチップの製造元であるゾリン社を調査する。 社長のマックス・ゾリンが所有する常勝の競走馬を調査するうちに、その馬からはマイクロチップに制御されたステロイド供給装置が見つかる。ゾリンを追ってサンフランシスコに潜入したボンドは彼がシリコンバレーを壊滅させ、マイクロチップ市場を独占しようとしていることを知る。
1929年10月、アメリカは株の大暴落で大恐慌時代に陥った。それまで自動車ディーラーとして成功を収めていたハワードは、最愛の息子を交通事故で亡くし、妻にも去られてしまった。そんな彼は1933年、運命的に出会った女性マーセラと結婚。そして、乗馬の愛好家である彼女に影響を受け、競馬の世界に傾倒していく。やがて、彼はカウボーイのスミスを調教師として雇う。スミスは“シービスケット”と呼ばれる小柄で気性の荒いサラブレッドの潜在能力に目を付け、その騎手として気の強い男ジョニー・ポラードを起用するのだった。
ウィリー・ヴローティンの原作を、アンドリュー・ヘイ監督が映画化したヒューマン・ドラマ。父を失い、天涯孤独となった少年の前に広がる人生という名の厳しい荒野と、少年が1頭の馬とたどろうとする旅路を描く。
After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money.
While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.
イギリス、ウェールズ。谷間にある小さな村で夫と二人で暮らす主婦ジャンは、パートと親の介護をするだけの日々を送っていた。あるとき、彼女は馬主だった経験のあるハワードの話に感化されて競走馬を育成しようと思い立ち、村の住民たちに共同馬主になろうと誘う。ジャンたちは週10ポンドずつ出し合い、ドリームアライアンス(夢の同盟)と名付けた組合馬主になる。ドリームアライアンスはレースを勝ち進み、それとともにジャンらの人生も変わっていく。
10人兄妹の末娘として生まれたミシェル・ペインは生後間もなく母を亡くすが、残された家族と助け合いながら育つ。ペイン家は調教師の父(サム・ニール)、そして兄妹のほとんどが騎手という競馬一家で、ミシェルも思春期を迎えるころには騎手を目指すように。やがてデビューを飾るミシェル(テリーサ・パーマー)だったが、落馬によって騎手生命にも関わる大けがを負ってしまう。
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