The Black Stallion

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The Black Stallion is a classic 1979 family adventure film about a boy’s deep bond with a wild Arabian horse after a shipwreck, widely praised for its visual storytelling and emotional impact.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
adventure film
family film
film
animalProtagonist Arabian stallion
award Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor
awardRecipient Mickey Rooney
Robert Dalva
basedOn The Black Stallion self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Black Stallion (novel)
basedOnAuthor Walter Farley
castMember Clarence Muse
Kelly Reno
Mickey Rooney
Teri Garr
cinematographyBy Caleb Deschanel
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely praised by critics for its cinematography and emotional impact
director Carroll Ballard
distributedBy United Artists
distributorRegion theatrical release in North America
editedBy Robert Dalva
genre adventure
drama
family
hasSequel The Black Stallion Returns
mainCharacter Alec Ramsey
Henry Dailey
The Black
musicBy Carmine Coppola
notableFor emotional portrayal of the bond between a boy and a horse
minimal dialogue and visual storytelling in its first half
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A boy forms a deep bond with a wild Arabian stallion after surviving a shipwreck and later trains the horse for racing.
portrays Kelly Reno as Alec Ramsey
Mickey Rooney
surface form: Mickey Rooney as Henry Dailey
producer Francis Ford Coppola
Fred Roos
productionCompany Omni Zoetrope
publicationYearOfSource 1941
releaseDate 1979-10-17
releaseYear 1979
runtimeMinutes 118
screenwriter Jeanne Rosenberg
Melissa Mathison
William D. Wittliff
sequelReleaseYear 1983
setting Mediterranean Sea
United States of America
surface form: United States

desert island
targetAudience family

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Joe Yule Jr. notableWork The Black Stallion
Mickey Rooney notableWork The Black Stallion
Ninian Joseph Yule Jr. notableWork The Black Stallion
subject surface form: Mickey Rooney