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Mood:
- ExcitingFeel GoodSentimentalTouchingUplifting
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Plot:
- Young HeroesRescueSurvivalFriendshipParents and ChildrenTeaching the Ways of the WorldDangerEscapades more...
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Genres:
- AdventureFamily
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century40s
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Place:
- IslandShipOcean or Sea
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Audience:
- Family OutingKids
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- Critically AcclaimedEssentialOscar Winner
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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- SeriousFantasticSlow
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The Black Stallion, 1979
English
USA
Profile of The Black Stallion
The mood of The Black Stallion is exciting, uplifting, and sentimental. The plot centers around teaching the ways of the world, young heroes, and a rescue. It is an adventure and family movie. In approach, The Black Stallion is fantastical and serious. The pacing is slow. It takes place, at least partly, on a ship and on an island. The Black Stallion happens in the 20th century. It is based on a book. The movie is known for being essential viewing, critically acclaimed, and an Oscar winner. The Black Stallion is especially suggested for kids and a family outing.
Summary of The Black Stallion
Acclaimed cinematographer Carroll Ballard steps into the director's chair with The Black Stallion, a visually stunning adaptation of Walter Farley's classic novel about the adventures of a young boy and his love for a black, Arabian stallion. When Alec (Kelly Reno) washes upon the shore of a deserted island after a terrible shipwreck, he soon discovers that he isn't the only survivor. A wild Arabian stallion managed to reach the island as well, giving Alec a new reason to live. Gradually, Alec wins the stallion's trust, instigating a relationship that will change both of them forever. When Alec is finally discovered, he convinces his mother to let the stallion live in the backyard, and after meeting Henry Dailey (Mickey Rooney), a thrilling final chapter is introduced, one in which Alec and the stallion begin to train for a racing championship, making their bond even stronger.
Ballard's film, tautly edited by Robert Dalva and lushly photographed by Caleb Deschanel, has become one of the pinnacle achievements of family entertainment. Intelligent, simplistic, moving, and inspiring, it is a brilliant example of cinema's ability to be effective without relying on dialogue to tell the story. Featuring a standout performance by Rooney as the horse trainer.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 13 October 1979 |
| Runtime: | 118 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Henry Dailey
as Alec Ramsey
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