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The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 13, 1979

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Family, Adventure

User Score

70%

Original Title

The Black Stallion

Production Companies

United Artists, American Zoetrope

Director

Carroll Ballard

Budget

$2,700,000

Revenue

$37,799,643

Description

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.