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The Black Stallion

"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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G 1979 · 1h 58m
Adventure, Family
Starring Kelly Reno · Mickey Rooney · Teri Garr
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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.

Theatrical
Oct 17, 1979
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 3, 2002
Box Office
$37.8M
Budget
$2.7M
Return
14.0x
Director
Carroll Ballard
Writers
Jeanne Rosenberg, Melissa Mathison, Walter Murch, William D. Wittliff
Producers
Fred Roos, Tom Sternberg, Francis Ford Coppola
Music
Carmine Coppola
Studio
United Artists, American Zoetrope
Keywords
poker human animal relationship shipwreck horse barn training sports rescue survival based on children's book jockey deserted island horse racing stallion
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Cast

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K
Kelly Reno
Alec Ramsey
M
Mickey Rooney
Henry Dailey
T
Teri Garr
Alec's Mother
C
Clarence Muse
Snoe
H
Hoyt Axton
Alec's Father
M
Michael Higgins
Neville
E
Ed McNamara
Jake
D
Doghmi Larbi
Arab
K
Kristen Vigard
Becky
F
Fausto Tozzi
Rescue Captain
J
John Karlsen
Archeologist
L
Leopoldo Trieste
Priest
D
Donald Hodson
Taurog
M
Marne Maitland
Drake Captain
T
Tom Dahlgren
Veterinarian
D
Daniel Henning
Danny (uncredited)

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

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Veterinarian Assures Alec About the Horse's Condition
Veterinarian This horse has got a leg like iron; he's gonna be all right, son.
Alec Ramsey Henry!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Alec's Enthusiasm Meets His Father's Pragmatism
Alec Ramsey Dad... you know what I saw? It's the most fantastic thing... come look!
Mr. Ramsey My son. Hey! Look, son, I'll tell you, I'm really busy, but... I'll tell you what I do need. I need some good luck.
[to the other poker players]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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