Shergar

Jun 1 1999 TV-14 1h 35m
Crime, Drama, Romance

Shergar, Ireland's most decorated thoroughbread and perhaps the greatest race horse of all time, is kidnapped by IRA terrorists and held for a $2 million ransom. Can a young stable boy save Shergar's life... and his own before it's too late?

Plot

When a young stable boy runs away from reform school, he befriends another fugitive, Shergar, a champion racehorse kidnapped by the Irish Republican Army for ransom but now on the loose. Can the lad elude the abductors and rescue the horse? Based loosely on the unsolved real-life kidnapping of Ireland's most decorated thoroughbred, this adventure drama stars Mickey Rourke, Tom Walsh, David Warner and Ian Holm.

Written by

Dennis C. Lewiston

Directed by

Dennis C. Lewiston

Cast

Alan Barker, Billy Boyle, Stephen Brennan

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
529
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA