The Black Stallion
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Drama. Kids
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 the ship tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. Alec befriends the horse, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training The Black ... [+]
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"'The Black Stallion' is one of the few movies that justifies the word 'sublime'" | ||||
"Generations from now, when people talk about horse movies, they won't be talking about 'National Velvet' or 'My Friend Flicka,' they'll be talking about the majestic beauty of Carroll Ballard's The Black Stallion" | ||||
"The first hour of this movie belongs among the great filmgoing experiences. It is described as an epic, and earns the description" | ||||
"The film represents a studied, sophisticated approach to instinctual emotions: it's carefully, calculatingly naive, and amazingly it works" |
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