International Velvet (1978)

Director:

Bryan Forbes

Writers:

Enid Bagnold (novel)
Bryan Forbes (written by)

Release Date:

1 September 1978 (Denmark)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Plot:

A charming sequel to the hit National Valvet follows our young heroine and her trusty steed overseas. |

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | High School | Personality Adjustment | Medal | Author

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tatum O'Neal	...	Sarah Brown
Christopher Plummer	...	John Seaton
Anthony Hopkins	...	Captain Johnson
Nanette Newman	...	Velvet Brown
Peter Barkworth	...	Pilot
Dinsdale Landen	...	Mr. Curtis
Sarah Bullen	...	Beth
Jeffrey Byron	...	Scott Saunders
Richard Warwick	...	Tim
Daniel Abineri	...	Wilson
Jason White	...	Roger
Martin Neil	...	Mike
Douglas Reith	...	Howard
Dennis Blanch	...	Policeman
Norman Wooland	...	Team Doctor

Runtime:

127 min | UK:116 min (Turner library print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | USA:G | UK:PG | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Charnock Richard, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Many of the Olympic judges were - in real life - the coach drivers charged with carrying the actors to and from their hotel.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the horses are being loaded onto and unloaded off the aircraft, the engine covers are clearly displayed. These are only used when an aircraft is parked overnight, or stored out of service. They would certainly be removed long before flight (the crew are shown going through pre-start checks), and not placed back over the engines immediately after landing (they were visible as the "passengers" were getting off the aircraft).

Movie Connections:

Follows National Velvet (1944)

If you love horses, u can almost forgive the contradictions

Luckily, horse lovers, particularly girls, will sit through two hours of B-Grade acting and weak plots for fifteen minutes of footage of showjumping. National Velvet, in which a little girl called Velvet Brown wins the grand national, was set in the 1920s.....in International Velvet, the now adult Velvet has reached 40 years of age.....International Velvet should be set in the 1950s. Instead, somehow it is the 70s, Velvet is in a defacto relationship with big hair and flared jeans and the link is at best tenuous. Would have been great if Elizabeth Taylor had played the adult Velvet at a realistic age, since she played Velvet in the original that made her a star.... Whatever, the horses are beautiful, the footage of cross country events and the birth of a foal is wonderful.....so girls like my pony-mad daughter won't notice the glaring inconsistencies, extraneous characters that serve no purpose, or the soap operatic sentimentality and nauseating 70s soundtrack. Great acting by Tatum O'Neal and Anthony Hopkins....although he would probably prefer to forget it!