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The Black Stallion
Quick Facts
DirectorCarroll Ballard
Runtime1h 58m · G
GenresAdventure · Family
Release1979-10-13
Film

The Black Stallion

1979· G· 1h 58m· Adventure· Family

From the moment he first saw the stallion, he knew it would either destroy him, or carry him where no one had ever been before…

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.

1979-10-13
The Black Stallion

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Key Crew
ProducerFred Roos
Director of PhotographyCaleb Deschanel
Original Music ComposerCarmine Coppola
Full cast & crew (20 cast · 17 crew)

Details

Released1979-10-13
Runtime1h 58m · G
StatusReleased
StudiosUnited Artists · American Zoetrope
Budget$3M
Box office$38M
LanguagesArabic · English · Italian · Portuguese
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.0/10 · 323 votes
Original languageen

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