Jappeloup
Dramahorseback ridingolympic gameshuman animal relationshipbiographyhorsemanequestrianhorse trainer1980sshowjumpingequestrianismhorse trainingolympic sport
A biographical sports drama about an underdog rider and his horse overcoming personal doubt and family tension to reach Olympic glory.
A true sports story that utterly defies the odds, Duguay’s film captures the wild ups and downs of the Olympics-bound career of legendary equine star Jappeloup and his troubled rider, locked in a tense relationship with his horseman father and forever uncertain of his own skills as an equestrian
Essence
Ensemble
Guillaume Canet
Pierre Durand
Marina Hands
Nadia Durand, wife of Pierre
Daniel Auteuil
Serge Durand, father of Pierre
Lou de Laâge
Raphaëlle Dalio, Jappeloup's groom
Tchéky Karyo
Marcel Rozier, French team coach
Jacques Higelin
Henry Dalio, first owner of Jappeloup
Marie Bunel
Arlette Durand, mother of Pierre
Joël Dupuch
Francis Lebail
Fred Epaud
Patrick Caron
Arnaud Henriet
Frédéric Cottier
Donald Sutherland
John Lester
Antoine Cholet
Hubert Bourdy
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