While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that 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 deserted 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 horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.
Title | The Black Stallion |
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Year | 1979 |
Genre | Family, Adventure |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | United Artists, American Zoetrope |
Cast | Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse, Hoyt Axton, Michael Higgins |
Crew | Carroll Ballard (Director), Melissa Mathison (Screenplay), Jeanne Rosenberg (Screenplay), Walter Murch (Screenplay), Alan Splet (Supervising Sound Editor), William D. Wittliff (Screenplay) |
Keyword | rescue, poker, sports, shipwreck, human animal relationship, horse, barn, training, survival, based on children's book, jockey, deserted island, horse racing, stallion |
Release | Oct 13, 1979 |
Runtime | 118 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.00 / 10 by 289 users |