The Black Stallion (1979)

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

1979-10-13

Genres

Family, Adventure

Runtime

118 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Carroll Ballard, Jeanne Rosenberg, Melissa Mathison, Walter Murch

TMDB rating

7.1/10 from 347 votes