The Black Stallion

Name: The Black Stallion
Genre: Adventure, Family
Released: 1979-10-13
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Cast: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse

1979 · 1h 58m · Adventure, Family · United States of America · Rated G (US)

From the moment he first saw the stallion, he knew it would either destroy him, or carry him where no one had ever been before…

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.

Directed by

Carroll Ballard

Written by

Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, William D. Wittliff, Walter Murch

Based on the novel by

Walter Farley

Starring

Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse

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