The Rainbow Jacket

Ealing films' exciting horseracing drama features a memorable performance from bill owen as a jockey with a troubled past. Also starring kay walsh, robert morley and fella edmonds as a young boy with dreams of being a professional jockey, the rainbow jacket was filmed on many of the country's key racecourses including newmarket, epsom and sandown park and is featured here as a remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Sam lilley, a champion jockey who has lost his license, trains young george a keen racegoer with ambitions to ride professionally. But when george gets his first race it comes down to a photo-finish and sam has bet heavily on the boy winning.Special features:brand-new 2021 interview with fella edmondsracing at ealing: a short featurette on the making of the rainbow jacket featuring archive interview footagetheatrical trailerimage gallerylimited edition booklet written by neil sinyard

Ealing films' exciting horseracing drama features a memorable performance from bill owen as a jockey with a troubled past. Also starring kay walsh, robert morley