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The Black Stallion(Movie, 1979)

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| 1h 58min | Genres: Kids & Family, Adventure
The Black StallionRating: 3.6/5 (with 121121 votes)
The Black Stallion is a 1979 American adventure film based on the 1941 classic children's novel of the same name by Walter Farley. The film starts in 1946, five years after the book was published. It tells the story of Alec Ramsey, a boy who is shipwrecked on a deserted island with a wild Arabian stallion that he befriends. After being rescued, they are set on entering a race challenging two champion horses. The film is adapted by Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, and William D. Wittliff. It was directed by Carroll Ballard and stars Kelly Reno in his film debut, Teri Garr, Hoyt Axton, Michael Higgins and Mickey Rooney with the Arabian horse Cass Ole playing the eponymous Black Stallion. The film features music by Carmine Coppola, the father of Hollywood producer Francis Ford... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Black Stallion

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Film Editing

About The Black Stallion

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.

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The Black Stallion (1979) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 2:01)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Drake
Based on the work of: Walter Farley ("The Black Stallion")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: Arabic (AR), English (EN), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT)
Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/13/1979
Appearing Characters: Alec Ramsey, Black, Mr. Ramsey, Mrs. Ramsey
Director: Carroll Ballard
Producer: Fred Roos
Executive Producer: Francis Ford Coppola
Film Editor: Robert Dalva
Director of Photography: Caleb Deschanel
Composer: Carmine Coppola
Production Designer: Aurelio Crugnola
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der schwarze Hengst"
"O Corcel Negro"
"검은 종마"
"Den Sorte Hingsten"
"O Corcel Negro"
Budget: 2,700,000 USD
Revenue: 37,799,643 USD (= 1,400%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:5047, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024