The Black Stallion 1979

Name: The Black Stallion
Released: 1979-10-13
Cast: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse, Hoyt Axton

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Carroll Ballard
Written by:	Walter Murch & Melissa Mathison & William D. Wittliff & Jeanne Rosenberg
Release date:	1979-10-13
Runtime:	118 minutes
Critics score:	88 / 100
Tagline:	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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