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Black Beauty

Black Beauty

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 1971

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Drama, Family, Western

User Score

60%

Original Title

Black Beauty

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures, Tigon British Film Productions, Chilton Films, CCC Filmkunst

Director

James Hill

Description

Anna Sewell's classic 1877 novel beautifully comes to life in this family drama set in England. Told from the point of view of Black Beauty himself, the story sheds light on the details surrounding the colt's birth and his perception of humans (he has various owners throughout his life). While some owners are compassionate -- none more than Joe Evans (Mark Lester), the boy who first owns the colt.