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  1. Jun 19, 2023 · Our list of facts delves into those intriguing details, shedding light on the elements that together make The Black Stallion a timeless classic. 1. Kelly Reno, Who Played Alec, Accepted the Role Because He Wanted To Learn to Swim

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    • The film’s 12-year-old star, Kelly Reno, originally accepted the role of Alec in part because he wanted to learn how to swim. Reno took lessons so he could film the movie’s underwater scenes.
    • The riding scenes, however, were a piece of cake. Reno grew up on a ranch in southern Colorado. After injuries sustained from a serious car accident cut his acting career short, he returned to work as a cattle rancher for 20 years.
    • The Black Stallion was filmed at several locations around the world, including Toronto, Sardinia, and Rome’s Cinecittà Studios. The movie’s shipwreck sequence took place in Cinecittà Studios’ huge outdoor water tank.
    • Four main horses were used to portray the Black throughout the film. The two most prominent were the Texas-bred Arabian stallion, Cass Ole, and his double, Fae Jur.
  2. Oct 28, 2015 · Here are 11 things you never knew about the making of The Black Stallion. 1. The film’s 12-year-old star, Kelly Reno, originally accepted the role of Alec in part because he wanted to learn how to swim.

  3. Dec 21, 2023 · Discover fascinating facts about the movie The Black Stallion, including its production details, behind-the-scenes trivia, and the lasting impact it had on the world of cinema.

  4. Nov 25, 2019 · Based on Walter Farley’s 1941 children’s novel, The Black Stallion is the story of a young boy named Alec Ramsay who survives a fiery shipwreck off the coast of North Africa.

  5. The Black Stallion is a 1979 American adventure film based on the 1941 classic children's novel of the same name by Walter Farley. The film starts in 1946, five years after the book was published. It tells the story of Alec Ramsey, a boy who is shipwrecked on a deserted island with a wild Arabian stallion that he befriends.

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  7. The Black was portrayed by a champion Arabian stallion from Texas named Cass-Ole; his friend, the old white horse named Napoleon, was portrayed by Junior - who had previously appeared in National Lampoon's National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) as Trooper, Neidermeyer's horse.

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