Tracks of Glory
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{{Infobox television
| image = Tracks of Glory DVD cover.jpg
| image_upright = 0.8
| caption = English version DVD cover
| genre = Mini-series
| writer = Tony Morphett
| based_on =
| director = Marcus Cole
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| composer =
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_episodes = 2
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Damien Parer
- Paul Barron
}}
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Barron Entertainment
- Seven Network
- Paragon Entertainment Corporation
}}
| camera =
| runtime = 2 x 90 mins
| network = Seven Network
| first_aired = {{Start date|1992|07|05|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1992|07|06|df=y}}
}}
Tracks of Glory is a 1992 Australian mini series set in 1903 about Major Taylor's visit to Australia and his rivalry with Australian cyclist Don Walker.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p242
The budget was around $5 million. The script was based on a book Major Taylor Down Under by Jim Fitzpatrick.[http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/ASSH%20Bulletins/No%2015/ASSHBulletin15b.pdf "Major Taylor Down Under on Tracks of Glory by Jim Fitzpatrick" Essay] accessed 30 June 2013
Cast
- Phil Morris as Marshall W. 'Major' Taylor
- Cameron Daddo as Walker
- Richard Roxburgh as Hugh Mcintosh
- Nicholas Eadie as Floyd Macfarland
- Justine Clarke as Kate O'Brien
- Brett Climo as Jonathan Dodds
- Scott Burgess as Pat Galloway
- John Ewart as Syd Melville
- Robert Vaughan as Mr Morris
- John Clayton as Mr Campbell
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0103113}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130513132021/http://filmink.com.au/reviews/tracks-of-glory-dvd/ Review at Filmink magazine]
Category:1990s Australian television miniseries
Category:1992 Australian television series debuts
Category:1992 Australian television series endings
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