The Challenge (1986)
December 29, 1986Release Date
Plot.
The story of the 1983 America's Cup challenge, where the Australian team financed by business tycoon Alan Bond, finally wrests the cup from the New York Yacht Club, after an unbroken 132 year winning streak.
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Cast & Crew.

John Wood
Alan Bond

Lorraine Bayly
Eileen Bond

Nicholas Hammond
Dennis Conner

Richard Moir
John Bertrand

John Diedrich
John Bertrand

Jacki Weaver
Rasa Bertrand

John Clayton
Ben Lexcen

Ray Barrett
Robert McCullough

Tim Pigott-Smith
Peter De Savary

Bartholomew John
John Langley

Joie Gregory
Judy Conner

Stephanie Lewis
Peggy McCullough

Gus Mercurio
Vic Romagna

Jeff Trueman
Johan Valentijn

Adam Bowen
Ian Howitt

Peter Phelps
Will Ballieu

Derek Amer
Peter Costello

Ian Gilmour
Scotty McAllister

Kelly Dingwall
Damian Fewster

Malcolm Cork
Brian Richardson

David Bennett
Halsey Herreshoff

Marc Caleb
Steve Reilly

Len Kaserman
Latham

Jan Ringrose
Aerobics instructor

Susan Kramer
Doctor

Jeremy Pearce
French Crewman

Mark McCannon
Reporter

Linda Agran
Executive Producer

Matt Carroll
Executive Producer

Robert J. Loader
Executive Producer

Greg Coote
Executive Producer

Tristram Miall
Producer

Suresh Ayyar
Editor

Lindsay Frazer
Editor

Lawrence Eastwood
Production Design

Andrew Blaxland
Art Direction

Peta Lawson
Set Decoration

Anna Senior
Costume Design

Jenny Day
Production Manager

Colin Fletcher
Assistant Director

Jane Griffin
Assistant Director

Kimble Rendall
Assistant Director

Murray Robertson
Assistant Director

Fran Burke
Graphic Novel Illustrator / Art Direction

Eugene Intas
Set Decoration

Phil Judd
Sound Editor

Danny Baldwin
Stunts

Sally Eccleston
Stunts / Camera Operator

Louis Irving
Camera Operator

Barbara Ring
Production Office Assistant

Julia Ritchie
Production Office Assistant

Pamela Willis
Production Design

Russell Boyd
Director of Photography

Martin Armiger
Original Music Composer
Details.
This Movie Is About.
america's cup challenge
Wiki.
The Challenge is a 1986 Australian mini series based on the 1983 America's Cup.
It was one of the first television productions by Roadshow Coote and Carroll. The series sold well overseas and screened in the UK.