The Black Stallion
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…
7.0(329) 1979-10-13 118 minFamilyAdventure
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.
DirectorCarroll Ballard
ScreenplayJeanne Rosenberg
ScreenplayMelissa Mathison
ScreenplayWalter Murch
ScreenplayWilliam D. Wittliff
ProducerFred Roos
ProducerTom Sternberg
Original Music ComposerCarmine Coppola
Cast & characters
Kelly Reno
as Alec Ramsey
Mickey Rooney
as Henry Dailey
Teri Garr
as Alec's Mother
Clarence Muse
as Snoe
Hoyt Axton
as Alec's Father
Michael Higgins
as Neville
Ed McNamara
as Jake
Doghmi Larbi
as Arab
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Cass-Olé
as The Black Stallion
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John Burton
as Jockey #1
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John Buchanan
as Jockey #2
Kristen Vigard
as Becky
Fausto Tozzi
as Rescue Captain
John Karlsen
as Archeologist
Leopoldo Trieste
as Priest
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Frank Cousins
as African Chieftain
Donald Hodson
as Taurog
Marne Maitland
as Drake Captain
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Tom Dahlgren
as Veterinarian
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Daniel Henning
as Danny (uncredited)
