The Black Stallion

This beautifully mounted adaptation of Walter Farley's story for children tells the tale of Alec, a young boy touring the world with his adventurous salesman father. While travelling back to the United States by ship, Alec discovers a wild, beautiful Arabian stallion being brought along in the cargo hold. When disaster strikes at sea, the ship sinks, and Alec and the stallion are the only survivors. Alone together on a nearby island, the boy and the horse develop a relationship; wary of each other at first, they learn to trust each other, and they become close friends. When a rescue party finally finds Alec, he refuses to leave the island without the stallion, and the horse goes with Alec to the small town that is his home. Alec's mother is at a loss about what to do with this remarkable but difficult animal. Henry Dailey, an elderly horse trainer who lives in the neighborhood, senses a special connection between the boy and his horse; he's soon convinced that with the right training, and the boy as his jockey, the horse could be a champion on the race course. First-time director Carroll Ballard captures the mysterious relationship between humans and animals, treating the stallion with the same intelligence and respect as the rest of his cast; he also draws fine, understated performances from Kelly Reno and Mickey Rooney, and Caleb Deschanel's photography makes this a feast for the eyes. The Black Stallion is that rare contemporary family film that will fascinate adults as much as their kids, if not more so.

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Film & Animation

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[351974gordon24]

The scene with the sugar cubes is so adorable.

[351974gordon24]

An amazing movie. This movie shows perfectly how strong the bond can be between a child and an animal. We need more movie like this one. A wonderful movie that will delight people of all ages. A true classic that speaks volumes about what is important to truly feel alive.

[willslabach]

I'm grateful for the subtitles.  With exception of the horse, almost everyone mumbles ;)

[ilhorses101]

Forever in my bed time movies!!!

[donde2k]

I saw War Horse last night, Black Stallion far, far outshines it. Better story, better direction, better photography, better music, you get a real horse from beginning to end, AND you get the great Mickey Rooney in a positively sublime performance.

[boodistGeek]

The soundtrack is stunning

[crazyponygirl]

I liked the part that the Arabic goes takes the suger cube and eat's it and the horse sounds like it's saying: Hey! That's mine! You Ass! lol!

[XoDonutxBreyeroX]

I love how he falls off everytime black would stumble when they are on the island hahah it's kinda adorable.

[XoDonutxBreyeroX]

@boethius111 I think of that after i think of them being on the island hahaha

[boethius111]

@YrNameHr that's one of my favorite scenes. when i think on this film, it's the first scene that comes to mind.