Black Stallion, The

1979

Alec (Kelly Reno) encounters a magnificent black Arabian horse while traveling aboard a steamship around the coast of North Africa with his father (Hoyt Axton). When a disaster destroys the ship, Alec frees the horse and escapes with it to a nearby island, where they form a close bond. When Alec is rescued, he insists the horse be rescued too, and both return to America. There, Alec and former jockey Henry (Mickey Rooney) work to train the horse, which Alec names "The Black," for a race.

"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..."

JBscale

Excellent

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Adventure

Length

1 hr. 57 mins.

US Theatrical Release

October 17, 1979

US Box Office

$37,799,643 (#2358 of 7074)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

General Audiences

All Ages Admitted

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.85:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

MGM

Released

Actors

Kelly Reno

Mickey Rooney

Teri Garr

Clarence Muse

Hoyt Axton

Michael Higgins

Ed McNamara

Kristen Vigard

Directors

Carroll Ballard

Producers

Fred Roos

Tom Sternberg

Writers

Melissa Mathison

Jeanne Rosenberg

William D. Wittliff

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Ratings

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91%

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32 votes

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580 votes

METASCORE

10 votes

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

14,525 votes