Secretariat
A determined housewife seizes control of her family’s struggling stable and must outwit a male‑dominated racing world to breed a champion capable of winning the Triple Crown.
“The Impossible True Story”
Synopsis
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father
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A crew of 45+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by John WrightShot by Dean SemlerScored by Nick Glennie SmithDesigned by Thomas E Sanders
Box Office
2010 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$60.3M
US & Canada: $59.7M — 99% of worldwide · International: $586K (1%)
Opening weekend: $12.7M — 21% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $18.0M — 30% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,072 theaters
Also known as
- Secretariat - Ein Pferd wird zur Legendede
- Un anno da ricordareit
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Cast & Crew
45 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Diane Lane
as Penny Chenery
John Malkovich
as Lucien Laurin
Margo Martindale
as Miss Ham
Scott Glenn
as Chris Chenery
Nelsan Ellis
as Eddie Sweat
Dylan Walsh
as Jack Tweedy
Fred Thompson
as Bull Hancock
Otto Thorwarth
as Ronnie Turcotte
James Cromwell
as Ogden Phipps
Michael Harding
as E.V. Benjamin
Richard Fullerton
as Robert Kleburg
Tim Ware
as John Galbreath
Supporting cast
21Nestor Serrano
as Pancho Martin
Keith Austin
as Laffit Pincay
Kevin Connolly
as Bill Nack
Eric Lange
as Andy Beyer
Drew Roy
as Seth Hancock
Carissa Capobianco
as Sarah Tweedy
Aj Michalka
as Kate Tweedy
Sean Michael Cunningham
as Chris Tweedy
Jacob Rhodes
as John Tweedy
Dylan Baker
as Hollis Chenery
Graham Mctavish
as Earl Jansen
Ken Strunk
as Dr. Manuel Gilman
Wynn Reichert
as Pastor
Audrey P Scott
as 6-Year-Old Penny
Joe Chrest
as Sports Broadcaster
Forry Smith
as Obnoxious Owner
Tom Clark
as CBS Anchor
Tony Renaud
as Reporter #1
Tim Layden
as Reporter #2
William Nack
as Reporter #3
John Mcclain
as Hack Pack
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2Writers
2Producers
2Other crew
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