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The Black Stallion

  • 19791979
  • GG
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
13K
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The Black Stallion (1979)
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  • Adventure
  • Family
  • Sport
After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
13K
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  • Director
    • Carroll Ballard
  • Writers
    • Melissa Mathison(screenplay)
    • Jeanne Rosenberg(screenplay)
    • William D. Wittliff(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kelly Reno
    • Mickey Rooney
    • Teri Garr
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  • Director
    • Carroll Ballard
  • Writers
    • Melissa Mathison(screenplay)
    • Jeanne Rosenberg(screenplay)
    • William D. Wittliff(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kelly Reno
    • Mickey Rooney
    • Teri Garr
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    • 114User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 8 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Sneak Previews Season 2 Episode 22
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    Kelly Reno and Cass-Olé in The Black Stallion (1979)
    Kelly Reno and Cass-Olé in The Black Stallion (1979)
    Teri Garr, Mickey Rooney, Michael Higgins, Clarence Muse, Kelly Reno, Kristen Vigard, and Cass-Olé in The Black Stallion (1979)
    Kelly Reno and Cass-Olé in The Black Stallion (1979)
    Kelly Reno and Cass-Olé in The Black Stallion (1979)
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    Kelly Reno
    Kelly Reno
    • Alec Ramseyas Alec Ramsey
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Henry Daileyas Henry Dailey
    Teri Garr
    Teri Garr
    • Alec's Motheras Alec's Mother
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • Snoeas Snoe
    Hoyt Axton
    Hoyt Axton
    • Alec's Fatheras Alec's Father
    Michael Higgins
    Michael Higgins
    • Nevilleas Neville
    Ed McNamara
    • Jakeas Jake
    Larbi Doghmi
    • Arabas Arab
    • (as Dogmi Larbi)
    John Burton
    • Jockey #1as Jockey #1
    John Buchanan
    • Jockey #2as Jockey #2
    Kristen Vigard
    • Beckyas Becky
    Fausto Tozzi
    Fausto Tozzi
    • Rescue Captainas Rescue Captain
    John Karlsen
    John Karlsen
    • Archeologistas Archeologist
    • (as John Karlson)
    Leopoldo Trieste
    Leopoldo Trieste
    • Priestas Priest
    Frank Cousins
    • African Chieftainas African Chieftain
    Donald Hodson
    • Taurogas Taurog
    • (as Don Hudson)
    Marne Maitland
    Marne Maitland
    • Drake Captainas Drake Captain
    Tom Dahlgren
    Tom Dahlgren
    • Veterinarianas Veterinarian
    • Director
      • Carroll Ballard
    • Writers
      • Melissa Mathison(screenplay)
      • Jeanne Rosenberg(screenplay)
      • William D. Wittliff(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Once completed, the film was shelved for two years by United Artists. Carroll Ballard recalled the studio "suits" complaining, "What is this, some kind of an art film for kids?" It took the full clout of Francis Ford Coppola to see that the film finally reached theatres.
    • Goofs
      Cyclone, the gray racehorse, changes from a soft pale gray, to a dappled gray, to a very dark gray with a white tail throughout the match race.
    • Quotes

      Snoe: Hey, what happened to you?

      Alec Ramsey: Everything.

      Snoe: Everything? That's a whole lot. It can't be everything.

    • Crazy credits
      A scene played throughout the end credits showed Alec and the Black's time at the beach.
    • Alternate versions
      The 1994 VHS and 1997 DVD releases plaster the 1976 United Artists logo with the 1987 United Artists logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Oscar Special 1980 (1980)

    User reviews114

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    Top review
    9/10
    A beautiful film about solitude, interdependence, survival, and achievement.
    The first thing that strikes you when you see "The Black Stallion" is its cinematography. However the vivid colours are only the doorway into the film. It is important to remember that the title is not "The Stallion" but "The Black Stallion". It is the title's first announcement of bold colour and the connotations of power in "Stallion" that introduce a richness of dichotomies. There is the black horse and the white boy (would the film really have been the same with the ubiquitous white horse?). There is the contrast between the horse's power and the boy's frailty. The scenes on the island and the scenes in the city. Indeed, the film's running time is almost split down the middle between this last contrast. There is also the contrast between the boy and the old man he befriends, and many others. But most importantly, there is the contrast between solitude and companionship. There are a lot of lonely characters in this film. Everyone from the horse to the boy, to the trainer to the boy's mother seem to be trying to struggle through life on their own. It is this quest to deal with loneliness that is the film's most profound achievement. It is not so much a condemnation of solitude as an analysis between its benefits compared to the benefits of companionship. Whether or not "The Black Stallion" answers these questions is something the viewer will have to decide for themselves. I believe the film asks more questions than it answers. Although some may find the film's ending a bit too predictable and sacharine tasting, the overall effect of the film's beauty and its questions concerning solitude and survival, erase any minor faults the movie may contain. Part "Androcles and the Lion" and part "National Velvet", "The Black Stallion" is more than a childrens' movie. It brings together the "blackness" (as in the black void of space) of loneliness with the stallion's individual power to show how all of us are alone in a fundamental way but that we also have an ability within us to not only survive but draw great things from it. We can fulfill through our particular skills and abilities the necessary requirement of helping each other without losing the strength we receive from our individual independence and uniqueness.
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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Black Stallion, Inc.
      • MGM
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Der schwarze Hengst
    • Filming locations
      • Sardinia, Italy
    • Production company
      • Omni Zoetrope
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $37,799,643
    • Gross worldwide
      • $37,799,643
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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