Crin blanc: Le cheval sauvage (1953)

Director:

Albert Lamorisse

Writers:

Albert Lamorisse (original scenario)
Denys Colomb Daunant (adaptation)
(more)

Release Date:

13 January 1954 (Denmark)

Genre:

Short | Drama | Family

Plot:

A boy comes across a white-haired wild horse in the Camargue. Ranchers seek to capture the horse, but it escapes...

Plot Keywords:

Wild Horse Herd | Chase | Deceit | France | Kindred Spirit

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins

Cast

Alain Emery	...	Folco, the boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pierre Bestieux
Denys Colomb Daunant		(as Denys Colomb de Daunant)
Alain Colomb Daunant
Charles Fouhetty
Jean-Pierre Grenier	...	Narrator (original version) (as J. P. Grenier)
Charles Guillaume
Pascal Lamorisse
Pierre Moureaux-Nery
Francois Perie
Laurent Roche
Frank Silvera	...	Narrator- English

Directed by
Albert Lamorisse

Writing credits
Albert Lamorisse		(original scenario)
Denys Colomb Daunant		(adaptation) (as Denys Colomb de Daunant)
Albert Lamorisse		(commentary) and
James Agee		(commentary)

Produced by
Albert Lamorisse	....	producer

Original Music by
Maurice Leroux		(music score) (as Maurice Le Roux)

Cinematography by
Edmond Séchan

Film Editing by
Georges Alépée

Sound Department
Regine Artarit	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicole de Bourgues	....	assistant camera (as Bourgues)
Jean-Louis Malige	....	assistant camera (as Malige)
Moureaux-Nery	....	assistant camera
Pervenchon	....	assistant camera
Rosfelder	....	assistant camera

Production Companies

• Films Montsouris

Distributors

• L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique (1953) (France) (theatrical)
• Stadtkino Verleih (1953) (Austria) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1953) (USA) (theatrical) (English narration)
• Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley (1953) (USA) (theatrical)
• Childhood Productions Inc. (1967) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) (re-release)
• CBS Television (1967) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)
• Janus Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Sound & Media (2008) (UK) (all media) (non-theatrical)
• Park Circus (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Crin blanc (France) (short title)
White Mane (USA)
White Mane: The Wild Horse (International: English title)
Wild Stallion

Runtime:

47 min | USA:40 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | USA:Approved | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company:

Films Montsouris

A bit disappointing

Unlike THE RED BALLOON, this movie lacks the emotional feel, but the same passion is still here. The only real difference between this and RED BALLOON, is that this is in black and white and in the countryside, not in the city. Both movies virtually have no dialogue at all. If you want to cry, see THE RED BALLOON.