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13/10/1979 Family, Adventure 1h 58m
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From the moment he first saw the stallion, he knew it would either destroy him, or carry him where no one had ever been before…

Overview

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.

  1. Carroll Ballard

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Kelly Reno

    Alec Ramsey

  2. Mickey Rooney

    Henry Dailey

  3. Teri Garr

    Alec's Mother

  4. Clarence Muse

    Snoe

  5. Hoyt Axton

    Alec's Father

  6. Michael Higgins

    Neville

  7. Ed McNamara

    Jake

  8. Doghmi Larbi

    Arab

  9. Cass-Olé

    The Black Stallion

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2021-09-10
_**Aesthetically pleasing, but dramatically dull**_

A boy befriends a fiery Arabian stallion in the Mediterranean in 1946 and ends up hooking up with an ex-horse racing trainer (Mickey Rooney) back home in the northeast USA. Teri Garr plays the mother.

"The Black Stallion" (1979) starts out like Tarzan’s origin, just substituting the horse for the apes, before switching to the typical sports formula (young underdog’s talent is recognized and trained by an over-the-hill mentor). Thankfully, this is not a Disney kiddie flick; the tone is artistic and mature with the same visual/audi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,700,000.00

Revenue
$37,799,643.00

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