| The Black Stallion | |
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| Directed by | Carroll Ballard |
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| Based on | The Black Stallion 1941 novel by Walter Farley |
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| Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel |
| Edited by | Robert Dalva |
| Music by | Carmine Coppola |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.7 million |
| Box office | $37.8 million[1] |
The Black Stallion is a 1979 American adventure film based on the 1941 classic children's novel of the same name by Walter Farley. The film starts in 1946, five years after the book was published. It tells the story of Alec Ramsey, a boy who is shipwrecked on a deserted island with a wild Arabian stallion that he befriends. After being rescued, they are set on entering a race challenging two champion horses.
The film is adapted by Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, and William D. Wittliff. It was directed by Carroll Ballard and stars Kelly Reno in his film debut, Teri Garr, Hoyt Axton, Michael Higgins and Mickey Rooney with the Arabian horse Cass Ole playing the eponymous Black Stallion. The film features music by Carmine Coppola, the father of Hollywood producer Francis Ford Coppola, who is credited as executive producer.
In 2002, The Black Stallion was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2][3]
- ^ "The Black Stallion, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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