The Gold and the Glory

Original title: The Coolangatta Gold

1984
PG-13
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

210

YOUR RATING

Drama Sport

A young Australian man sets out to prove himself, leaving behind his ballerina girlfriend to train for the Coolangatta Gold triathlon, a race once almost won by his father.A young Australian man sets out to prove himself, leaving behind his ballerina girlfriend to train for the Coolangatta Gold triathlon, a race once almost won by his father.A young Australian man sets out to prove himself, leaving behind his ballerina girlfriend to train for the Coolangatta Gold triathlon, a race once almost won by his father.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

210

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The picture was a commercial failure at the Australian box-office. According to the Oz Movies website, the movie "while doing a million plus in revenue was better than many 10BA films at the time, relative to budget it was inadequate, and the film became notorious in the media as a prime example of a 10BA film with more ambition than audience (just like the other big budget Edgley [Michael Edgley] production about failed explorers Burke & Wills [Burke & Wills (1985)]). The film's commercial reputation as a disaster zone was reinforced by its failure to travel internationally, with only a limited release in the United States, and limited interest in other territories".

Connections
Featured in Making 'The Coolangatta Gold' (1984)

Soundtracks
Heartbeat
Sung by Kim Hart
Lyrics by Sharon O'Neill
Music by Bill Conti
Produced by Ashley Irwin
Recording Engineer Michael Stavrou

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Review

Featured review

5/10

an Aussie sporting epic like no other

this is no classic it not even that great but is purer Aussie. but this movie was and still is one of the most expensive movie made down under. at 10 million in 84 it was unheard of ,in 2005 impossible, for that its an Aussie epic like no other. it maybe just a trashy mix of sporting clichés but works and the cinematography is beautiful.it captures the gold coast and the hinterland of queensland perfectly.

now if you did not know it's now available on DVD.in all its widescreen glory,its a must purchase.plus it has a few extra thats with a look.

As for the race there is rumor that it is back on again this year. who in there right mind would enter such a race is beyond me.