Aesthetically pleasing, but dramatically dull
A boy befriends a ...
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
Oct 13, 1979
1h 58m
Family, Adventure
70%
The Black Stallion
United Artists, American Zoetrope
Carroll Ballard
$2,700,000
$37,799,643
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.
Aesthetically pleasing, but dramatically dull
A boy befriends a ...