International Velvet (1978)

Velvet's orphaned niece, Sarah, follows her dream of Olympic glory with her horse Arizona Pie.

Director:

Bryan Forbes

Writers:

Enid Bagnold (novel), Bryan Forbes

Stars:

Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

This sequel to the 1944 Elizabeth Taylor film National Velvet focuses on Sarah Brown, a young, recently orphaned American girl sent to England to live with her aunt - a now grown Velvet Brown. The troubled Sarah is only interested in one thing; horses, and has clearly inherited her aunt's talent. She and her horse Arizona Pie (son of Velvet's Grand National winning steed The Pie) work their way up through the world of eventing, finally being selected for the British Olympic Squad, growing up and finding love along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

horse movie | horse | olympics | eventing | sequel | 

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Taglines:

In Every Girl is the Woman She is Destined to Become...And in Every Woman is the Girl She Used to Be.

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

CERTIFICATE #: 25159

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1978 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Doble triunfo

Filming Locations:

Charnock Richard, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Box Office

Gross USA:

$7,009,238, 31 December 1978

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min 116 min (Turner library print)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last feature of Norman Wooland.

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Goofs

The original horse in National Velvet had a white blaze and four white stockings, which do not disappear with age.

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Connections

Featured in Meeting the Challenge: International Velvet (1978)

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Soundtracks

Auld Lang Syne
(uncredited)
Tradtional
Arranged by Roger Barsotti
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd

User Reviews

A great horse movie!

I absolutely love this movie, I cry every time...maybe because as a girl, I always wanted to ride in the Olympics, I don't know. Of course it isn't the same as the original, (another movie I love), but it's set in a completely different time...

The riding sequences were great, the references to the original were good, and overall, the acting was pretty good. Christopher Plummer was a surprise, and I loved Anthony Hopkins in his part as the taskmaster coach!

I own the video, and have shown it to my young daughters...they love it too!

A piece of fluff definitely, but for a girl who had a dream...it's awesome!