The Melbourne Cup

Directed by

Franklyn Barrett

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film shows the 1904 Melbourne Cup horse race from start to finish. It was the first time the entire race was filmed.

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What happens

The Melbourne Cup was a film about the two mile horse race won by Acrasia which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1904. Franklyn Barrett filmed the 1904 Melbourne Cup. This was the first time the Melbourne Cup had been filmed from start to finish. It has been acclaimed as the first horse race filmed in full. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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