The Black Stallion (1979)
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- G
- 1h 58min
- Adventure, Family
- 17 Oct 1979 (USA)
- Movie
While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on...
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Kelly Reno | ... |
Alec Ramsey
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| Mickey Rooney | ... |
Henry Dailey
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| Teri Garr | ... |
Alec's Mother
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| Clarence Muse | ... |
Snoe
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| Hoyt Axton | ... |
Alec's Father
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| Michael Higgins | ... |
Neville
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Ed McNamara | ... |
Jake
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Larbi Doghmi | ... |
Arab
(as Dogmi Larbi)
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John Burton | ... |
Jockey #1
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John Buchanan | ... |
Jockey #2
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Kristen Vigard | ... |
Becky
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| Fausto Tozzi | ... |
Rescue Captain
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| John Karlsen | ... |
Archeologist
(as John Karlson)
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| Leopoldo Trieste | ... |
Priest
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Frank Cousins | ... |
African Chieftain
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Donald Hodson | ... |
Taurog
(as Don Hudson)
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| Marne Maitland | ... |
Drake Captain
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| Tom Dahlgren | ... |
Veterinarian
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| Cass-Olé | ... |
The Black Stallion
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Junior | ... |
Additional Horse
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Star | ... |
Additional Horse
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Fae-Jur | ... |
Additional Horse
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Olympic | ... |
Additional Horse
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Rex | ... |
Additional Horse
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Daniel Henning | ... |
Danny (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Carroll Ballard | ||
Written by
| Melissa Mathison | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Jeanne Rosenberg | ... | (screenplay) and |
| William D. Wittliff | ... | (screenplay) |
| Walter Farley | ... | (novel) |
| Walter Murch | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Francis Ford Coppola | ... | executive producer |
| Fred Roos | ... | producer |
| Tom Sternberg | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carmine Coppola | ||
Cinematography by
| Caleb Deschanel | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| Robert Dalva | ||
Editorial Department
| C.J. Appel | ... | assistant film editor |
| Todd Boekelheide | ... | associate editor |
| Teresa Book | ... | assistant film editor |
| Arthur Coburn | ... | assistant film editor |
| Duwayne Dunham | ... | assistant film editor |
| Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam | ... | additional editor (as Vivien Gilliam) |
| Nancy Jencks | ... | assistant film editor |
| Barbara Marks | ... | additional editor |
| Susan Martin | ... | additional editor |
| Diana Pellegrini | ... | associate editor |
| Joe Ravetz | ... | additional editor (as Joe Ravitz) |
| Claire Schoenfeld | ... | assistant film editor |
| Richard Garibaldi | ... | home video mastering colorist (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Aurelio Crugnola | ||
| Earl G. Preston | ... | (as Earl Preston) |
Production Management
| Ted Holliday | ... | production manager |
| Ned Kopp | ... | production manager: additional photography, Oregon |
| Alessandro von Norman | ... | production manager (as Alessandro von Normann) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Doug Claybourne | ... | assistant director |
| David Earl | ... | second assistant director: Canada |
| Jim Kaufman | ... | second assistant director: Canada |
| Robert McCart | ... | second assistant director: Canada (as Bob McCart) |
Art Department
| Maria-Teresa Barbasso | ... | assistant art director |
| Robert Blackgoat | ... | storyboard artist |
| Kevin Hughes | ... | assistant property master |
Sound Department
| John Benson | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Todd Boekelheide | ... | sound editor |
| Richard Burrow | ... | sound editor |
| Rick Kline | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ann Kroeber | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Barbara McBane | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Bob Minkler | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Luciano Muratori | ... | boom operator: Italy |
| Primiano Muratori | ... | sound engineer in Italy |
| John Nutt | ... | dialogue editor |
| Diana Pellegrini | ... | sound editor |
| Susan Slanhoff | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Alan Splet | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Stephen Stept | ... | sound editor |
| Bill Varney | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nina Wax | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Julie Zale | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Ann Kroeber | ... | sound effects recordist (uncredited) |
| Steve Maslow | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Duncan McEwan | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| John Roesch | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Donald C. Rogers | ... | technical director of sound (uncredited) |
| Elliot Tyson | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Carlo Guici | ... | stunt trainer: Italian Unit |
| Sergio Mioni | ... | stunts |
| Glenn Randall Jr. | ... | stunt coordinator (as Glenn 'J.R.' Randall) |
| Jesse Wayne | ... | stunt double: Mickey Rooney |
| Roark Wearing | ... | stunt double: Kelly Reno |
| Victoria Taft | ... | stunt double: horse jockey (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eraldo Barbona | ... | grip |
| Stephen H. Burum | ... | photographer: second unit |
| Robert Dalva | ... | additional photographer |
| Alan Gornick | ... | underwater cinematographer (as Allan Gornick Jr.) |
| Sergio Strizzi | ... | still photographer |
Casting Department
| Stuart Aikins | ... | casting: Canada |
| Peter Lavender | ... | extras casting |
| Vic Ramos | ... | casting: USA |
| Clare Walker | ... | casting: Canada |
| Carolyn Applegate | ... | casting (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Bill Corcoran | ... | location manager: Canada |
| Rory Enke | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Daniel Allan Carlin | ... | music editor (as Dan Carlin Jr.) / music supervisor (as Dan Carlin Jr.) |
| Jeff Carson | ... | music editor |
| Shirley Walker | ... | composer: additional music |
| Dan Wallin | ... | score mixer |
| Bob Badami | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
| Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Blanche McDermaid | ... | script supervisor |
| Lisa Wilder | ... | script supervisor second unit |
Other crew
| Richard Beggs | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Jerry Brown | ... | wrangler |
| Tim Farley | ... | production assistant |
| Deborah Fine | ... | assistant to producer |
| Karen Frerichs | ... | tutor |
| Jack Fritz | ... | executive assistant |
| Dan Gleich | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California (as Daniel Gleich) |
| Beryl Harvey | ... | production co-ordinator |
| Colin Michael Kitchens | ... | production assistant |
| Shelly McKinney | ... | wrangler |
| Bruce Moriarty | ... | wrangler |
| Sherry Nisewaner | ... | assistant to producer |
| Valerie O'Conor | ... | consultant: horse sounds (as Valerie Koutnik) / production assistant (as Valerie Koutnik) |
| David Parker | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Rex Peterson | ... | wrangler |
| Glenn H. Randall Sr. | ... | wrangler (as Glenn Randall Sr.) |
| Bruce Randall | ... | wrangler |
| Corky Randall | ... | horse trainer |
| Liz Randol | ... | staff (as Liza Randol) |
| Bud Reno | ... | wrangler |
| Michael Silvers | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Frank Simeone | ... | additional crew |
| Jenny Stein | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California (as Jennifer Stein) |
| Michael E. Uslan | ... | production attorney |
| Wayne Wagner | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Gene Walker | ... | wrangler |
| Joseph Zappala | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Bruce Moriarty | ... | trainer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1979) (United States) (theatrical)
- CBS (1982) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Filmways Australasian Distributors (Australia) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1980) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Rank Filmes de Portugal (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1980) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- American Zoetrope (United States)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Magnetic Video (1981) (United States) (VHS)
- Parkfield Entertainment (1988) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (through)
- RCA (II) (United States) (video) (CED VideoDisc)
- SF Home Entertainment (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1983) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1983) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1988) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- American Zoetrope (Production and Post Production facilities furnished through)
- Colossal Pictures (titles)
- KO Creative (package design and layout)
- Modern VideoFilm (post-production facilities) (restoration)
- Omni Zoetrope (Production and Post Production facilities furnished through)
- Zoetrope Studios (Production and Post Production facilities furnished through)
Storyline
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While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a desert island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once-successful trainer. Together they begin training the stallion to race against the fastest horses in the world. Written by Anonymous |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,700,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | Throughout the movie, the Black Stallion is an Arabian, but during the match race scene, the horse that Alec is riding is a dark bay Thoroughbred. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Oscar Special 1980 (1980). See more » |
| Quotes |
[first lines]
Alec Ramsey: Dad... you know what I saw? It's the most fantastic thing... come look! Mr. Ramsey: [to the other poker players] My son. Mr. Ramsey: Hey! Look, son, I'll tell you, I'm really busy, but... I'll tell you what I do need. I need some good luck. See more » |