Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
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.
- rescue
- poker
- sports
- shipwreck
- human animal relationship
- horse
- barn
- training
- survival
- based on children's book
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Hoyt Axton — Alec's Father
- Michael Higgins — Neville
- Ed McNamara — Jake
- Doghmi Larbi — Arab
- Cass-Olé — The Black Stallion
- John Burton — Jockey #1
- John Buchanan — Jockey #2
- Kristen Vigard — Becky
- Fausto Tozzi — Rescue Captain
- John Karlsen — Archeologist
- Leopoldo Trieste — Priest
- Directed
- Carroll Ballard
Production
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 338 ratings
- Studio
- United Artists, American Zoetrope
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1979 · You’re hereThe Black Stallion
Where it starts.
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
