Hidalgo (2004)

Director:

Joe Johnston

Writer (WGA):

John Fusco (written by)

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Western

Tagline:

The True Story Of A Man Who Went Halfway Around The World To Find Himself.

Plot:

In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Race | Cowboy | Sheik | Desert

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Viggo Mortensen	...	Frank Hopkins
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Jazira
Omar Sharif	...	Sheikh Riyadh
Louise Lombard	...	Lady Anne Davenport
Adam Alexi-Malle	...	Aziz
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Prince Bin Al Reeh
Silas Carson	...	Katib
Harsh Nayyar	...	Yusef
J.K. Simmons	...	Buffalo Bill Cody
Adoni Maropis	...	Sakr
Victor Talmadge	...	Rau Rasmussen
Peter Mensah	...	Jaffa
Joshua Wolf Coleman	...	The Kurd
Franky Mwangi	...	Slave Boy
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman	...	Chief Eagle Horn (as Floyd Red Crow Westerman)
Elizabeth Berridge	...	Annie Oakley
C. Thomas Howell	...	Preston Webb
Stevan Rimkus	...	Military Cistern Lieutenant
Jerry Hardin	...	Nate Salisbury
Frank Collison	...	Texas Jack
Chris Owen	...	First Soldier
Marshall Manesh	...	Camel Skinner
Philip Sounding Sides	...	Chief Big Foot
George Gerdes	...	Major Whitside
Todd Kimsey	...	Corporal at Wounded Knee
Ednah New Rider Weber	...	Old Lakota Woman
Adam Ozturk	...	Bedouin Rider
John Prosky	...	Officer at Horse Corral
Michael Canavan	...	Cattleman
David Midthunder	...	Black Coyote
Lee Trotter	...	Soldier at Wounded Knee
Dave Florek	...	Sentry at Wounded Knee
Jeff Kober	...	Sergeant at Wounded Knee
Sam Sako	...	Call to Prayer Singer
Te'Amir Sweeney	...	Tower Boy
Jake Miller	...	Ghost Dance Singer
Mary Ellis	...	Mary
Clement Richards	...	Lakota Wagon Driver
Kimberly Guerrero	...	Frank's Mother (as Kimberly Norris)
Zac Badasci	...	Young Frank Hopkins (as Zachary Badasci)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph J. Dawson	...	Wild West Performer (uncredited)
Beverly Graham	...	Saloon Gal (uncredited)
Malcolm McDowell	...	Major Davenport (uncredited)
Jonathan Passow	...	Bar Cowboy (uncredited)
Shawn Michael Perry	...	Ghostdancer (uncredited)
Francesca Poston	...	Madam in Saloon (uncredited)
T.J.	...	Hidalgo - Horse (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Johnston

Writing credits (WGA)
John Fusco		(written by)

Produced by
Patricia Carr	....	co-producer: Morocco
Chris Salvaterra	....	associate producer
Casey Silver	....	producer
Don Zepfel	....	executive producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Shelly Johnson

Film Editing by
Robert Dalva

Casting by
Nancy Foy

Production Design by
Barry Robison

Art Direction by
Ahmed Abounouom
Kevin Constant
Troy Sizemore		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Garrett Lewis

Costume Design by
Jeffrey Kurland

Makeup Department
Nezha Aouis	....	makeup artist: Morocco
Bridget Bergman	....	makeup artist
Patricia Budz	....	additional hair stylist
Amina Ben Cherki	....	hairdresser: Morocco
Stephanie Coffey	....	makeup artist
Ken Culver	....	foam technician
Salima Oulad Dahhou	....	hairdresser: Morocco
Cheryl Eckert	....	hair stylist
Morna Ferguson	....	makeup artist: Morocco
Kim M. Ferry	....	additional hair stylist
Shana Fruman	....	hair stylist
Khadija Hamdan	....	hairdresser: Morocco
Jennifer Hegarty	....	makeup artist: Morocco
Deborah Holmes Dobson	....	assistant hair stylist
Garrett Immel	....	equestrian makeup
Mark Landon	....	additional makeup artist
Marie Larkin	....	hair stylist
Todd Masters	....	prosthetic effects
Robert Maverick	....	makeup artist
Brian McManus	....	makeup artist
Myke Michaels	....	special makeup effects artist
Michael Mills	....	makeup supervisor
Bunny Parker	....	hair department head (as Bernadette Parker)
Michele Payne	....	hair stylist
Shari Perry	....	hair stylist
Craig Reardon	....	associate makeup
Majdouline Rimmel	....	makeup artist: Morocco (as Majdouline Remmal)
Jennifer Saeta	....	makeup artist
Susan Schuler-Page	....	assistant hair stylist (as Susan Schuler)
Emma Sheldrick	....	hairdresser: Morocco
Colette Slattery	....	hair stylist
Latifa Souihi Maadani	....	makeup artist: Morocco (as Latifa Souihli)
Adam Brandy	....	makeup application co-coordinator: background performers for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sequences, USA (uncredited)
Angel Radefeld	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
John Rizzo	....	makeup co-coordinator: application of background performers for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sequences, U.S. (uncredited)
Nicole Sortillon	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Joy Zapata	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Moncef Belam	....	general organization
Chris Bromley	....	unit production manager
Richard E. Chapla Jr.	....	production supervisor
Angel Pine	....	post-production supervisor
Richard Luke Rothschild	....	production manager
Philip Steuer	....	production manager: prep only

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael H. Anderson	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Michael Anderson)
Tarik Ait Ben Ali	....	third assistant director
Jamie Christopher	....	first assistant director: second unit
Vernon Davidson	....	dga trainee
William M. Elvin	....	first assistant director
Yann Mari Faget	....	second assistant director
Ruben Garcia	....	second second assistant director
Robert Grayson	....	second assistant director
David Ticotin	....	first assistant director
Susan E. Walter	....	additional second second assistant director
Andrew Ward	....	second second assistant director
David Waters	....	second second assistant director
Alexander Witt	....	second unit director
Michael Owens	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Fred Apolito	....	propmaker
Abdellah Baadil	....	art department assistant
Ronald S. Baratie	....	greens foreman
Palma Bellardoni	....	art department assistant
Daniel R. Bentley	....	assistant property master
Jeff Brown	....	greens coordinator
Cliff Carothers	....	general foreman
Jack Cornelius	....	drapery
Rodolfo Damaggio	....	illustrator
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dresser
Yann Denoual	....	sculptor
Ken Deubel III	....	lead scenic
Dan Dorfer	....	painter
Nicholas Dross	....	greensman
Bryan Duff	....	assistant property master
Said El Kounti	....	assistant property master
Saida Elidrissi	....	prop coordinator
Sandro Erdolini	....	painter
Patricio M. Farrell	....	assistant art director
Chad Fontaine	....	laborer
Antonio Fraulo	....	props
Luca Giampaoli	....	propmaker
Guy Hietala	....	paint gang boss
Danny Hinzo	....	painter
Gregory S. Hooper	....	set designer
Kyle Hubregtse	....	greensman
Gary Isbell	....	leadman
Alan James	....	painter
David James	....	sculptor
Carol Kiefer	....	art department coordinator
Frank Kilmartin	....	carpenter
Sean Langdon	....	set dressing gangboss
Sean Lira	....	set dresser
Josh Lusby	....	set designer
Claudio Magrini	....	construction coordinator (unconfirmed)
C.J. Maguire	....	property master: U.S.
Frank McEldowney	....	greens coordinator: postproduction
Richard N. McGuire	....	gangboss
Kristie Moore	....	painter decorator
Antonio Murer	....	propmaker
Sebastiano Murer	....	props
Aaron Newton	....	propmaker
Fleur Nooyen	....	set buyer
Michael O'Donnell	....	on-set dresser
Dennis J. Parrish	....	co-property master
Dennis J. Parrish	....	property master: Morocco
Mike Peritz	....	set dresser
Rick Polikowski	....	props
Aziz Rafiq	....	assistant production designer
Rudy Reachi	....	assistant property master: U.S.
Steve Rice	....	greens foreman
Billy Salsberg	....	foreman
Chris Samp	....	stand-by painter
Steven Seine	....	set dresser
Jeff Shewbert	....	propmaker foremen
Chris 'Shorty' Short	....	propmaker
Bruce G. Smith	....	paint supervisor
Sharon Speller	....	painter
Holly Sudduth	....	draper
Jason Sweers	....	graphic designer
Anthony Syracuse	....	foreman
Antonio Tarolla	....	draughtsman
Joe Viau	....	set dresser
Dean Wolcott	....	set designer
Douglas Womack	....	construction coordinator
Mark Woods	....	leadman
Aziz Hamichi	....	assistant to art director (uncredited)
Kon Iliov	....	foreman (uncredited)
Kris Nagle	....	welder foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Joseph Bonn	....	first assistant sound editor
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist
Joe Dorn	....	adr supervisor
Mary H. Ellis	....	production sound mixer
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist
Howell Gibbens	....	supervising sound editor
Matthew P. Hanson	....	assistant sound editor
Chuck Homyak	....	sound utility
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor (as Jay Jennings)
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Steve Kohler	....	dubbing recordist
Ann Kroeber	....	sound effects recordist
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound editor
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist: Toronto
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
James Morioka	....	sound effects editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
David Parker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bud Raymond	....	utility sound technician
Leslie Shatz	....	sound effects editor
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
David A. Smith	....	boom operator
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Dave Williams	....	sound crew
Nourdine Zaoui	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Barry Angus	....	special effects technician
Chad Baalbergen	....	special effects
David J. Barker	....	special effects technician
Wayne Burnes	....	special effects technician
Joe Colwell	....	effects designer
Anthony Grow	....	lab technician
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects senior technician
Peter Hutchinson	....	special effects supervisor
Joseph Livolsi	....	special effects technician
Salvy Maleki	....	special effects crew
David McGeary	....	special effects technician
Josh Neugass	....	special effects technician
Dan Rebert	....	puppet effects supervisor
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects coordinator
Alan Whibley	....	special effects senior technician

Visual Effects by
Alia Agha	....	matchmover: ILM
Tim Alexander	....	visual effects supervisor
Charles Alleneck	....	animator: ILM
Richard Bluff	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Timothy Brakensiek	....	lead creature technical director
Michaela Calanchini	....	digital artist
Damien Carr	....	visual effects coordinator
William Clay	....	creature technical director: ILM
Chris Crowell	....	digital compositor
Beth D'Amato	....	digital paint/roto supervisor
Scott David	....	compositor
Lou Dellarosa	....	animator: ILM
Steven Fagerquist	....	digital compositing artist
Dan Feinstein	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Alexandre Frazao	....	digital effects artist
Alexandre Frazao	....	matchmover: ILM
Richard Gentner	....	digital imaging operator
Howard Gersh	....	digital effects artist
Angela Giannoni	....	digital compositor: ILM
Giles Hancock	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Rebecca Heskes	....	viewpaint artist
Jae Cheol Hong	....	creature technical director
Darren Jones	....	digital imaging engineer
Maia Kayser	....	animator
Michael Kennedy	....	digital compositor
Hyun Seung Kim	....	creature technical director: ILM
Peter Koczera	....	senior digital artist
Ryan Laney	....	lead technical director: ILM
Alison Leaf	....	character animator
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
W. Regan McGee	....	digital artist
David Meny	....	digital effects artist
Tory Mercer	....	digital compositor
Todd Mitchell	....	film recording engineer: ILM
Lauren Morimoto	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist
Jim Morris	....	senior staff: ILM
Melissa Mullin	....	matchmover: ILM
Myles Murphy	....	digital effects artist
Rick O'Connor	....	CG animator
Michael Olague	....	visual effects gaffer
Marc Ostroff	....	visual effects accountant: ILM
Erik Pampel	....	negative preparation
Eddie Pasquarello	....	compositing supervisor
Raymond Ribaric	....	assistant technical director
Juan-Luis Sanchez	....	digital simulation artist: ILM
M. Zachary Sherman	....	digital effects artist
Brian Smallwood	....	digital compositor
David Sullivan	....	paint/roto artist
David Tanaka	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Ginger Theisen	....	visual effects producer
Pat Tubach	....	lead compositor
Bruce Vecchitto	....	color timing supervisor: ILM
Robert Weaver	....	computer graphics supervisor
Johnny Wilson	....	visual effects
Sylvia Wong	....	animation supervisor
Susumu Yukuhiro	....	digital matte artist
Wayne Billheimer	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Lee Croft	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM (uncredited)
Trevor Hazel	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Lloyd Hess	....	technical support (uncredited)
Stuart Lowder	....	manager (uncredited)
Jake Maymudes	....	digital artist (uncredited)
George Sakellariou	....	production engineering: ILM (uncredited)
Mike Sanders	....	digital effects (uncredited)
Jim Soukup	....	matchmove artist: ILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Rachid Abbad	....	stunts
David Alvarado	....	stunts
Daniel Arrias	....	stunts
Faycal Attougui	....	stunts
James 'Scotty' Augare	....	stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts
Joseph Beddelem	....	stunts
Chris Branham	....	stunts
Brian Brown	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Jan Bryant	....	stunts
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts (as Billy Burton Jr.)
Heather Burton	....	stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunts (as Billy Burton Sr.)
Ricardo Cruz	....	stunt coordinator
Craig H. Davidson	....	stunts
Dino Dos Santos	....	stunts
Dino Dos Santos	....	utility stunts
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt rigger
Todd Forsberg	....	stunts
Tonya Forsberg	....	stunts (as Tonia Forsberg)
Teri Garland	....	stunts
Mitch Gould	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunts (as Freddy Hice)
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunts
Clint James	....	stunts
Teri Dale James	....	stunts
Robert Jauregui	....	stunts
Bevin Kaye	....	utility stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Gérard Lesage	....	stunts
Juddson Keith Linn	....	stunts
Alvin William 'Dutch' Lunak	....	stunts (as Alvin Dutch Lunak)
Bob MacDougall	....	stunts (as Bob McDougall)
Kevin P. Manning	....	stunts
Rob Mars	....	stunts
Cole S. McKay	....	stunts (as Cole McKay)
Darwin Mitchell	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts
Shawn Patrick Nash	....	stunts
Douglas Neithercut	....	stunts
Casey O'Neill	....	stunts
Vladimir Orlov	....	stunts
Jimmy Ortega	....	utility stunts
Abdellah Oukseh	....	stunts
Blake Pocquette	....	stunts
Cedric Proust	....	stunt performer
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunts
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Cinda J. Romano	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Sherrod	....	stunts
Patrick Shining Elk	....	stunts
Dan Southworth	....	stunts
Dan Speaker	....	stunts
Patrick J. Statham	....	stunts (as Pat Statham)
Ronn Surels	....	stunts
Mustapha Touki	....	stunts
Mike Watson	....	stunts
Jeff Wolfe	....	stunts & sword coordinator
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Younes Afroukh	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jon Braver	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Richard Bucher	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hal Burton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lisa Dempsey	....	stunt double: Ed Nah New Rider Webber (uncredited)
Billy Joe Fredericks	....	additional stunts (uncredited)
Tad Griffith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael Hilow	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Othman Ilyassa	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Theo Kypri	....	stunt double: Omar Sharif (uncredited)
James Logan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Doug O'Dell II	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Rod Rondeaux	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sven-Ole Thorsen	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mary Torres	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth J. Appel	....	best boy rigging gaffer
Justin Babin	....	grip
James Babineaux	....	rigging technician
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Lyamani Bouhmdi	....	best boy electric (as El Yamani Bouhamdi)
Fouad Bourbouh	....	film loader: Morocco
Danny Brazen	....	best boy grip
George Canaday	....	grip (as George Canady)
Richard J. Cartwright	....	still photographer
Jian Cong	....	camera technician
John Conroy	....	focus puller: "b" camera, Morocco
Adam Dale	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Thomas M. Dangcil	....	best boy electric
Donald D. Davidson	....	electrician
Willie E. Dawkins	....	electrician
Jeffrey De La Rosa	....	electrician
Don Devine	....	camera operator
Kelly Diehl	....	libra head operator
David Eubank	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Wayne D. Goldwyn	....	time-lapse photographer
Scott Graves	....	rigging gaffer
Daniel Griley	....	crane operator: Technocrane
David Hammer	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Graeme Haughton	....	generator operator: Europe
Tracy Howe	....	best boy grip: second unit
Tracy Howe	....	grip
Simon Hume	....	first assistant camera: second unit, Morocco
Jonathan Jennings	....	film loader
Chris Johnson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Steve Koster	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Jonathan Leary	....	grip
Philip Lee	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Kenneth Lehn	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Chris Leidholdt	....	rigging key grip
Jim Leidholdt	....	dolly grip
Greg Lopez	....	lamp operator
Michael Lyon	....	rigging electrician
David Maddux	....	gaffer: USA/Morocco
Rick Maddux	....	assistant chief rigging lighting technician
Jerry L. Marshall	....	rigging grip best boy
Michael Martino	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Driss Marzak	....	electrician
Layna McAllister	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Timothy McCrary	....	lighting technician
Niles McElroy	....	lighting technician
James McGuire	....	gaffer: Europe
Philip McKeon	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Morocco
Kevin McKnight	....	director of photography: second unit
Chris Milani	....	rigging electrician
Darin Miller	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Malcolm Mills	....	camera technician: Panavision
Glenn E. Moran	....	rigging best boy
Michael B. Mullins	....	assistant camera: time-lapse photography
J.D. Murray	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Pat O'Mara	....	rigging grip
Jason Parrillo	....	electrician
Miles Proudfoot	....	second assistant camera: second unit, Morocco
Thoma Reavis	....	electrician
Alan M. Rowe	....	lighting console programmer
Mark Sadler	....	rigging electric
Bryce Shields	....	video assist operator
Scott Sprague	....	rigging electric
Paul E. Sutton	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Kamaleddine Talmi	....	grip
Carlos M. Torres	....	rigging technician
Anthony Van Dyk	....	set lighting technician
Scott Wells	....	grip
Lisa Westin	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Des Whelan	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Morrocco
Glyn Williams	....	first assistant camera: special unit (as J. Glyn Williams)
Louie Escobar	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Don Tomich	....	rigging (uncredited)
Curt B. Walheim	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mohamed Essaghir Aabach	....	casting assistant
Andrea Clark	....	casting associate
Kim Everett	....	casting associate (as Kim Everett-Martin)
Kim Ju	....	extras casting
Angelique Midthunder	....	extras casting: South Dakota
Angelique Midthunder	....	location extras casting
Omar Tisli	....	casting assistant
Franklyn Warren	....	extras casting: Central Casting
Jeremy Zimmermann	....	casting: Europe (as Jeremy Zimmerman)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Abdelkrim Akallach	....	crowd wardrobe supervisor
Terry Anderson	....	key costumer
Corey Bronson	....	set costumer
William A. Campbell	....	costumer
Betsy Glick	....	costumer
Jo Kissack	....	set costumer
April Krueger	....	set costumer
Ali Lammari	....	set costumer
Lorraine Alexis Mahru Toomey	....	costumer (as Lorraine Alexis Mahru)
Mustapha Mimis	....	set costumer
Jason M. Moore	....	costumer
Carlane Passman	....	costume supervisor
Abdelfattah Qzaibar	....	costume assistant
Carin Richardson	....	key costumer
Shoshana Rubin	....	costumer
Dana Schondelmeyer	....	costumes
Jack Taggart	....	head ager and dyer
Shawna Trpcic	....	costume illustrator
Robert Wojewodski	....	assistant costume designer
Essouci Zakia	....	wardrobe assistant
Kate Crowley	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Robert Drwila	....	apprentice editor
Diva Magpayo	....	first assistant editor
David Matusek	....	apprentice editor
Dana Mulligan	....	first assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Bryan Clements	....	scoring crew
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Bradford Harris	....	musician
James T. Hill	....	electronic score producer
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Aaron Martin	....	music programmer
Barbara McDermott	....	additional music editor
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
David Olson	....	music editor
Bryan Pezzone	....	musician: piano
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn
Pat Weber	....	scoring technician
Jim Weidman	....	supervising music editor
John Bilezikjian	....	musician: oud (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mustapha Ismaili Alaoui	....	transportation captain
Curtis Wade Anderson	....	transportation
Chris Arnold	....	driver
Hedy Phil Balani	....	production driver: South Dakota
Mark Brown	....	driver: production van
Alex Connaughton	....	driver: honeywagon
Omar Darouiche	....	unit driver
Robert E. Dingle	....	transportation captain
Daniel Dowling	....	transportation
Najma El Mahjoub	....	assistant transportation manager
Troy Flynn	....	transportation
Joey Freitas	....	driver
Gerry Gore	....	transportation captain
David Travis Grieb	....	production driver
James R. Guillory	....	insert car driver
Billy Kane	....	driver: grip truck
A.J. Mink Jr.	....	driver
Antonio Molina	....	transportation
Hicham Regragui	....	transportation coordinator
Brenda Ryan	....	driver
Joey Soriano	....	driver
Stephen Sweeney	....	transportation dispatcher
Dave Williams	....	sound truck
Gina August	....	driver (uncredited)
Chris Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)
Brita McCollough	....	cast trailer driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Mustapha Adidou	....	location assistant
Saad Ajedigue	....	production assistant
Jason Altieri	....	production assistant
Hassan Aridal	....	production assistant
Jamie Lynn Arsenault	....	additional production coordinator
Mohamed Atbir	....	location manager
Mohamed Atbir	....	runner
Tristan Barnard	....	assistant location manager
Alex Barnoya	....	medic
Jinane Ben Zaida	....	production secretary
Géraldine Bergé	....	interpreter
Andrea Bosello	....	production assistant
Josef Brandmaier	....	structured finance
Fleming Brooks	....	assistant: Casey Silver
Katharine Chadwick	....	stand-in: Morocco
Mohammed Chaoui	....	facilities coordinator
Carlos Cibils	....	spacecam technician
Richard Cody	....	key craft services
Sandra Constantine	....	assistant accountant
W. Ty Crawford	....	production assistant
Tilly Creswell	....	production coordinator
James Crowley	....	location manager
John P. Crowley	....	assistant location manager: scout
Lawrence Curtis	....	production assistant
Gina D'Orazio	....	production coordinator
Bill Darby	....	supervising location manager: Morocco
Dawn Darfus	....	cashflow/estimating accountant
Jim DeMarco	....	post-production accountant
Robert E. Dingle	....	second unit captain
Sandra L. Dixon	....	second assistant accountant
Sophie Drouin	....	accountant
Jennifer Dunne	....	location scout
Rabii El Bakki	....	location assistant
Sana El Kilali	....	accountant: Morocco
Rabii Elbakki	....	assistant location manager
Melissa Engle	....	office production assistant
Duncan Flower	....	assistant location manager: Morocco
Mark Forbes	....	animal coordinator
Steven L. Franklin	....	craft service
Tiffany Fraser	....	first assistant accountant
David Fulton	....	unit publicist (as Dave Fulton)
Driss Gaidi	....	location manager
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras coordinator
Rick Glassey	....	leopard trainer
Mitchell Greene	....	on-set locations
Rob Grundy	....	armorer
Khadija Hannor	....	assistant: Patricia Carr
Evan Hayes	....	assistant: Philip Steuer
Apryl Hill	....	set medic
Michael Hubert	....	production coordinator
Joey Hudgins	....	assistant location manager
Zach Hunt	....	production assistant
Jason Inman	....	set medic
Pino Insegno	....	voice dubbing: Viggo Mortensen
Jennifer Kern	....	production secretary
Valerie Y.O. Kim	....	location manager
Alex Kivlen	....	key assistant location manager
Suzanne Lehfeldt	....	production secretary
Donovan Libring	....	assistant: stunt coordinator/interpreter
Amy L. Lyddy	....	production assistant
Joe May	....	production assistant
John R. McCormick	....	animal trainer
Peter McKernan	....	aerial coordinator
Scott McKinstry	....	researcher
Brian McMillan	....	animal trainer
Samuel R. McMullen	....	production assistant (as Sam McMullen)
Tara McNamee	....	runner
David Mendoza	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Angelique Midthunder	....	adr voice
David Midthunder	....	dialogue consultant
Grégoire Mouveau	....	facilities manager: Morocco
Michael Neal	....	payroll accountant
Abdessalam Ngadi	....	assistant location manager
Taylor Phillips	....	production assistant
Joel Proust	....	horse master
Luigi Riitano	....	location accountant
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	supervising location manager
Rip Russell	....	assistant accountant
Donnie Saylor	....	technical consultant
Laura Sode-Matteson	....	location manager
Lauren Swearingen	....	production coordinator
Stephen Sweeney	....	office administrator
Widad Taha	....	production coordinator: Morocco
Margaret A. Thompson	....	assistant coordinator
Mac Torluccio	....	assistant to production executive
Pamela Trucano	....	assistant: Richard Rothschild
Mark Van Horne	....	laboratory contact
Craig Vegas	....	production assistant
Ely Vegh	....	draper/cutter
Brenda K. Wachel	....	script supervisor
Matt Walters	....	production assistant
Tony Whitmore	....	set medic
Jenni Wieland	....	construction accountant
Jenni Wieland	....	location accountant
Tim Williams	....	bird trainer
LouAnn Wu	....	additional set production assistant
Candy Carstensen	....	paymaster: e.p. (uncredited)
Bret Culpepper	....	technical advisor (uncredited)
Pamella D'Pella	....	location scout (uncredited)
Matt DiFranco	....	travel coordinator (uncredited)
Jenny Elsinger	....	wrangler assistant (uncredited)
Souheil Halaoui	....	location assistant (uncredited)
James Hatzell	....	historic consultant (uncredited)
Elizabeth King	....	travel coordinator (uncredited)
Rex Peterson	....	head wrangler (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Casey Silver Productions
• Dune Films

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Spain (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (2004) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2008) (UK) (TV) (BBC2)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (France) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2004) (UK) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• Eén (2009) (Belgium) (TV)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• SBS6 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Touchstone Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects and animation)
• MastersFX (makeup effects and animatronics)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting: Europe
• Alianza Films International  special thanks
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animals provided by
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Buena Vista Sound  re-recording services (as Buena Vista Sound Studios)
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Deva Studios  title design: main titles (as Devastudios)
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits
• FilmWest Productions  location services
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack published by
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and digital opticals
• J.L. Fisher  camera cranes and dollies (as J.L. Fischer)
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as JoAnn Kane Music)
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Montana Film Office  special thanks
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Sony Pictures Studios  grip and lighting equipment
• Sony Scoring Stage  score recording
• TM Equipment Rentals  grip and lighting equipment (as TM Motion Picture Equipment)
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  score mixed at (as Todd Scoring Stage)
• Tomboy Productions  location support
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Willies On and Off Road  vehicle rental

Also Known As:

"Dash" - Philippines (English title) (review title)
"Ocean of Fire" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for adventure violence and some mild innuendo

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA | Morocco

Language:

English | Arabic | Sioux

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:12A | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40252) | Sweden:11 | South Korea:12 | Norway:15 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Hong Kong:IIA | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

In movie theaters was released as a Disney movie but was changed to Touchstone Pictures for the VHS/DVD release.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Frank and Lady Anne are sitting having a conversation outside the tent halfway through the race, the clouds in the background, especially behind Frank, change between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Frank T. Hopkins:[to Hidalgo] C'mon little brother. Checkout time. Yeah.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Shutter Island/The Ghost Writer/Happy Tears (#2.7)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Buffalo Bill's Equestrian March

Enjoy the Ride!

An excellent, epic tale. This is not a fast-paced film; rather, think of it as story unfolding before your eyes, so sit back and enjoy the ride. There's plenty of adventure along the way, and I shed a few tears as well. It is a moving narrative.

Viggo Mortensen plays the lead character, Frank T. Hopkins, with aplomb, humor, humility, and spunk. Hidalgo, his painted mustang, plays his part well, also! Hopkins is a cowboy/Pony Express rider with a heritage that he holds to himself and is revealed in time. Especially heart-wrenching is the Battle of Wounded Knee. More massacre than battle, it had a profound and personal impact on Hopkins' life.

In the legendary 3,000-mile Ocean of Fire race across the sands of the Arabian desert, Hopkins and his horse must face treachery and the cruel desert elements in an endurance race that pushes man and beast to their limits. If you like horses, adventure, and epic films, this is a movie for you.

Expect moments of triumph and humor that make you laugh and cheer, as well as moments of tragedy. It is a story beautifully told and carefully crafted, though not without mistakes.

A few scenes could have been edited to preserve the epic feel while maintaining the film's pace. At certain points it was natural for the film to slow down, but it should not have been allowed to slow down to the point of stalling. However, in defense of the filmmakers, they were successful in capturing the tedium, beauty and peril of crossing a desert in a 3,000-mile race, and it gave viewers a real feeling for what it might be like to make such a journey.

The relationship Frank T. Hopkins has with his horse in this movie is especially touching, and is perhaps the highlight of the film.

Supporting roles by the rest of the cast were outstanding. Omar Sharif was amazing as always. Even the smallest actors shone in their parts.

Mr. Mortensen's diverse talents, including his aptitude for learning languages (Lakota/Sioux in this case), his own horseback riding skills, and his versatility as an actor made him a perfect fit for this part. Mr. Mortensen's book, Miyelo, which sprang from this movie, is a fine choice for anyone who wants to see a sampling of Mr. Mortensen's outstanding photography.

Frank T. Hopkins remained a staunch advocate of the wild Mustang horse until his death. Keep in mind that the real Frank T. Hopkins was known for his weaving of tall tales; thus, the "legendary" Ocean of Fire race.

A highly recommended movie.