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Directed by:
Tim HunterScreenplay:
Carol SobieskiCinematography:
Hiro NaritaComposer:
Lee HoldridgeCast:
Richard Farnsworth, Melissa Gilbert, Constance Towers, Arliss Howard, Michael Schoeffling, Chris Pedersen, James Gammon, Yankton Hatten, Sam Laws (more)VOD (1)
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Melissa Gilbert stars as Charlie, a sixteen-year-old orphan whose love of horses and stubborn determination transforms her from a down-on-her-luck cowgirl into a skillful and prize-winning equestrian. While working at a Texas stockyard breaking horses, Charlie falls in love with an ornery bronco and names him Sylvester. When she loses her job, she must struggle to find a home for her two younger brothers and keep her dreams of becoming an Olympic rider alive. With the help of her old stockyard boss, Foster (Richard Farnsworth), she learns the riding skills she needs to fulfill her dreams of competing in the National Equestrian Finals. The support and mentoring of ex-cavalrymen Foster helps Charlie to realizes her potential as she rides her beloved Sylvester in the competition. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Richard Farnsworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267574_a8917a.jpg)
![Melissa Gilbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270807_1c8a21.jpg)
Melissa Gilbert
USA
Best movies:
Joshua's Heart (1990) (TV movie)
Donor (1990) (TV movie)
Famous (2000)
![Constance Towers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386805_46a050.jpg)
Constance Towers
USA
Best movies:
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Shock Corridor (1963)
A Perfect Murder (1998)
![Arliss Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/177/163177577_51d19b.jpg)
Arliss Howard
USA
Best movies:
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Moneyball (2011)
![Michael Schoeffling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/877/161877748_5abd0d.jpg)
Michael Schoeffling
USA
Best movies:
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Let's Get Harry (1986)
![Chris Pedersen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467434_57ae15.jpg)
Chris Pedersen
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
![James Gammon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505352_31f6cd.jpg)
James Gammon
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cry for Me, Billy (1972)
The Iron Giant (1999)
![Yankton Hatten](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/081/161081165_68a0bf.jpg)
Yankton Hatten
USA
Best movies:
Places in the Heart (1984)
![Sam Laws](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/476/162476259_19003c.jpg)
Sam Laws
USA
Best movies:
Truck Turner (1974)
Hit Man (1972)
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
Norman Bennett
USA
Best movies:
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
North and South (1985) (series)
Shizuko Hoshi
Best movies:
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
M. Butterfly (1993)
Come See the Paradise (1990)
Richard Jamison
USA
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Scarecrow (1973)
Over the Edge (1979)
Ángel Salazar
Cuba
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Carlito's Way (1993)
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
Peter Kowanko
USA
Best movies:
Date with an Angel (1987)
Patty Hearst (1988)
Solarbabies (1986)