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Black Stallion, The
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 7 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Adventure | Drama | Family/Kids
Written by:
Melissa Mathison
Jeanne Rosenberg
William D. Wittliff
Walter Farley (novel)
Directed by: Carroll Ballard
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 13, 1979
DVD: September 10, 1997
Running Time: 118 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: G
Starring Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse, and Hoyt Axton
A boy forges a special friendship with a wild stallion after both are shipwrecked on a deserted island. (MGM)
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What The Critics Said
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TV Guide Staff (Not Credited)
This touching and beautifully photographed, if slightly overlong, tale of a boy and his horse follows the escapades of young Alec Ramsey (Reno), who is traveling across the ocean with his father.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Michael Blowen
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. [07 Feb 1980]
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jay Scott
The relationship between man and beast develops slowly and mystically - the island interlude, utterly without dialogue, lasts 50 minutes, and is one of the most sustained, lyrical, rapturous sequences in the history of motion pictures, a visual symphony whose beauty cannot be oversold. [15 Mar 1980]
Chicago Reader Dave Kehr
The film represents a studied, sophisticated approach to instinctual emotions: it's carefully, calculatingly naive, and amazingly it works.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Janet Maslin
For all its pretty glimpses of the desert island, the film never offers a clear, overall sense of what the place looks like; neither the camera nor the boy really goes exploring.
Read Full Review >Time Frank Rich
Though the freckle-faced Reno and Mickey Rooney (as the horse's crafty old trainer) are well cast, then-scenes together are perfunctory and impersonal. Emotions are provided in stead by a busy and overbearing musical score. The film's story begins to move in fits and starts.
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The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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