Pur sang: la légende de Seabiscuit

Original title: Seabiscuit

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7.3/10

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Tobey Maguire in Pur sang: la légende de Seabiscuit (2003)

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True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

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IMDb RATING

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78K

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Nominated for 7 Oscars
- 6 wins & 44 nominations total

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Trivia
The movie describes War Admiral as huge, close to 18 hands tall. In real life, War Admiral was about 15 hands tall, the same size as Seabiscuit.

Goofs
War Admiral is repeatedly referred to as being 18 hands vs. Seabiscuit's 15 hands. The horses were actually the same height, with some sources listing Seabiscuit as the heavier of the two.

Quotes
Tom Smith: You know, you don't throw a whole life away just 'cause he's banged up a little.

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Edited into The Making of 'Seabiscuit' (2003)

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Mexico Lucido
Performed by Jose Hernandez and the Mariachi Sol de Mexico (as Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez)
Courtesy of Serenata Records

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Featured review

8/10

When Losers Have a Second Chance to Become Winners

After the American Depression, the millionaire Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges) gets married again with Marcela (Elizabeth Banks) and decides to invest in a race horse. He gathers the old couch Tom Smith (Chris Cooper), the problematic jockey Red Pollard (Tobey Maguire) and the horse Seabiscuit, all of them losers, and he believes on them, giving a second chance to them. Seabiscuit becomes a winner and legend in a difficult period of the American life. "Seabiscuit" is a beautiful film with positive and wonderful messages. Charles Howard has the best lines, such as: "When the little guy doesn't know that he is little, he is capable of big things"; or, "Sometimes all somebody needs is a second chance". The excellent and underrated actor Chris Cooper has probably his best performance along his career. Although having 141 minutes running time, the viewer does not feel time passing. I particularly liked not only the direction, performances, locations and reconstitution of a period, but mainly the never corny and very positive messages in the excellent lines and screenplay. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Seabiscuit Alma de Herói" ("Seabiscuit Soul of Hero")