| The Story of Seabiscuit | |
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Written by | John Taintor Foote |
| Produced by | William Jacobs |
| Starring | Shirley Temple Barry Fitzgerald Lon McCallister |
| Cinematography | Wilfred M. Cline |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $700,000 (est.)[1] |
The Story of Seabiscuit is a 1949 American drama film directed by David Butler and starring Shirley Temple and Barry Fitzgerald in a semi-fictionalized account of racehorse Seabiscuit, the top money winner up to the 1940s. The screenplay was written by John Taintor Foote, uses the actual racehorse names, but changed the names of people involved.
Though shot in Technicolor, the film incorporates actual black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in races, including the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap and the 1938 match race against rival War Admiral, which is still considered by many to be the greatest horse race of all time.[2]
- ^ Butler p. 235
- ^ "The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)". Turner Classic Movies.