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The Black Stallion

1979 · 118 min

A visually poetic, quietly powerful journey of boy and horse that lingers in silence and small gestures, building to a thrilling, heartfelt race.

Directed by
Carroll Ballard
Genres
Family, Adventure
Starring
Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr
Tagline
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…
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Carroll Ballard
Genres
Family, Adventure
Starring
Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • healing
  • family
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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