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The Black Stallion
Release Date: October 13, 1979
Year | : | 1979 |
Slogan | : | «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…» |
Genres | : | Family, Adventure |
Production Companies | : | United Artists, Omni Zoetrope Studios |
Director | : | Carroll Ballard |
Producers | : | Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Tom Sternberg |
Writers | : | Walter Murch, Melissa Mathison, William D. Wittliff, Jeanne Rosenberg, Walter Farley |
RunTime | : | 118 mins. |
Budget | : | 2700000 |
Revenue | : | 37799643 |
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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Featurette: Caleb Deschanel on Making The Black Stallion | AFI Movie Club
Trailer: The Black Stallion (1979) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Featurette: Caleb Deschanel on Filming THE BLACK STALLION
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