Seabiscuit (film)

Seabiscuit
International theatrical release poster
Directed byGary Ross
Screenplay byGary Ross
Based onSeabiscuit: An American Legend
by Laura Hillenbrand
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Schwartzman
Edited byWilliam Goldenberg
Music byRandy Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$87 million[1]
Box office$148.3 million[1]

Seabiscuit is a 2003 American sports film co-produced, written and directed by Gary Ross and based on the best-selling 1999 non-fiction book Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand. The film is loosely based on the life and racing career of Seabiscuit, an undersized and overlooked Thoroughbred race horse, whose unexpected successes made him a hugely popular media sensation in the United States during the Great Depression. At the 76th Academy Awards, Seabiscuit received seven nominations, including Best Picture, but ultimately lost all seven, including six to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

  1. ^ a b "Seabiscuit (2003)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 21, 2009.