The Black Stallion (1979)

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13/10/1979 (US)•Family, Adventure•1h 58m

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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…

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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.

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Kelly Reno
Alec Ramsey
Mickey Rooney
Henry Dailey
Teri Garr
Alec's Mother
Clarence Muse
Snoe
Hoyt Axton
Alec's Father
Michael Higgins
Neville
Ed McNamara
Jake
Doghmi Larbi
Arab
Cass-Olé
The Black Stallion

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A review by Wuchak

5.0

Written by Wuchak on Sep 10, 2021

_**Aesthetically pleasing, but dramatically dull**_ A boy befriends a fiery Arabian stallion in the Mediterranean in 1946 and ends up hooking up with an ex-horse racing trainer (Mickey Rooney) back home in the northeast USA. Teri Garr plays the mother. "The Black Stallion" (1979) starts out like Tarzan’s origin, just substituting the horse for the apes, before switching to the typical sports formula (young underdog’s talent is recognized and trained by an over-the-hill mentor). Thankfully, this is not a Disney kiddie flick; the tone is artistic and mature with the same visual/audio wo...