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The Black Stallion (1979)

Movie"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…"
Audience Score
70
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G 1 hr 58 minOct 17th, 1979Family, AdventureThe Black Stallion Collection PosterPart of The Black Stallion Collection
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.
StarringKelly RenoMickey RooneyTeri Garr
DirectorCarroll Ballard

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 17th, 1979
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 3rd, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$2,700,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$37,799,643 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Francis Ford Coppola
Production Companies:United Artists, American Zoetrope
Movie Tags:
sportshorsesurvivalbased on children's bookrescueshipwrecktraininghorse racinghuman animal relationshippoker

The Black Stallion Collection

The Black Stallion is a 1979 American adventure film based on the 1941 classic children's novel of the same name by Walter Farley.