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Budget. $2.7 million. Box office. $37.8 million [1] 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 ...
- 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.
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Alex Ramsey.Kelly Reno Henry Daley.Mickey Rooney Alec’s Mother..Teri Garr Snoe..Clarence Muse Alec’s Father..Hoyt Axton Neville..Michael Higgins Jake..Ed McNamara Arab..Dogmi Larbi Jockey #1John Burton Jockey #2John Buchanan Becky.Kristen Vigard Rescue Captain.Fausto Tozzi Archaeologist..John Karlson PriestLeopoldo Trieste African Chieftain.Frank C...
Executive ProducerFrancis Coppola Produced by..Fred Roos, Tom Sternberg Directed by..Caroroll Ballard Screenplay by………..Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg and William D. Wittliff Director of Photography.Caleb Deschanel Editor..Robert Dalva Music byCarmine Coppola Art Directors.Aurelio Crugnola, Earl Preston Production Managers.Allesandro von Norman...
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Adapted from the beloved novel by Walter Farley, this 1979 family classic was hailed by no less than hard-to-please critic Pauline Kael, who wrote that “it may be the greatest children’s movie ever made.” A visual feast from start to finish, the timeless tale of The Black Stallion® plays out on almost mythic terms. A young boy survives a shipwreck and is stranded on a deserted island with a graceful black stallion, with whom the boy develops an almost empathic friendship. After being rescued...
From Leonard Maltin’s Movie & Video Guide
Exquisitely filmed story of a young boy’s adventures with a magnificent black stallion – from a dramatic shipwreck to a racing championship. Too slow at times, but still worthwhile, with many precious moments, stunning cinematography by Caleb Deschanel, Rooney’s lovely performance as veteran horse trainer. Based on classic children’s novel by Walter Farley. Followed by 1983 sequel, and TV series (with Rooney). Copyright Leonard Maltin, 1998, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Peng...
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A family film about the adventures of a young boy and his love for a black, Arabian stallion. The adventures progress from a shipwreck to a racing championship. good performance by rooney as the horse trainer. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor – Mickey Rooney, Best Film Editing. –This text refers to the DVD edition of this video
1941 edition (publ. Random House) The Black Stallion, known as the Black or Shêtân, is the title character from author Walter Farley 's bestselling series about the Arab stallion and his young owner, Alec Ramsay. The series chronicles the story of a Sheikh's prized stallion after he comes into Alec's possession through a ship journey gone awry.
The Black Stallion is a mystical jewel of a film. Despite some instances of disconnected acting and craftsmanship amidst chaos that fundamentally fray around the edges, The Black Stallion offers a visually propelled abundance of mythic cinematic catharsis and disarming naivety set to spellbind young and old. It stands up to reputation as a ...
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- Carroll Ballard
The Black Stallion: Directed by Carroll Ballard. With Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse. After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.
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Feb 4, 2020 · Cowboys and Indians magazine did a nice series of articles for the 40th anniversary of "The Black Stallion" (1979) Don't forget to stop by the shop for a little luck! The Black Stallion: A Heartwarming Epic For The Ages BY Elizabeth Kaye McCall November 25, 2019 Still fantastic at 40, one of the best-loved
