The Black Stallion
1979 · ★ 7.1 · Dir. Carroll Ballard
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…
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.
- Released
- 1979-10-13
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- G
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $2.7M
- Box office
- $37.8M
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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
John Burton
Jockey #1
John Buchanan
Jockey #2
Kristen Vigard
Becky
Keywords
Based on children's bookSurvivalSportsRescueTrainingShipwreckHuman animal relationshipHorsePokerBarnDeserted islandJockeyHorse racingStallion
