Posted on 12/17/2021 6:05:52 PM PST by simpson96
The Black Stallion is a 1979 American adventure film based on the 1941 classic children's novel of the same name by Walter Farley. The film starts in 1946, five years after the book was published. It tells the story of Alec Ramsey, who is shipwrecked on a deserted island with a wild Arabian stallion whom he befriends. After being rescued, they are set on entering a race challenging two champion horses.
The film is adapted by Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg and William D. Wittliff. It was directed by Carroll Ballard. The film stars Kelly Reno, Teri Garr, Hoyt Axton, Mickey Rooney, and the Arabian horse Cass Ole. The film features music by Carmine Coppola, the father of Hollywood producer Francis Ford Coppola, who was the executive producer of the film.
"The Black Stallion" (1979) Horseracing scene
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Same. I had a magical 5th grade teacher who read aloud to us for a half hour after lunch. She was a great narrator and instilled a love of good books in me.
The Black Stallion was one of the books she read to us
You’ll love “The Black Stallion”. For kids of all ages!
I get that a lot of you nice folks just want to fight. Some consider fighting on the internet a sport. There is a famous saying about that.
You want to fight. About horse racing. That is adorable.
There was supposed to be a remake of The Black Stallion with Justin Bieber.
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Yes, I know it is a not real.
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