Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: ROONEY,MICKEY
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
EAN: 9780792833758
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792833759
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0FrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 1.0EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledSpanishDubbedDolby Digital 1.0
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: MGMD906269D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 10, 1997
Running Time: 118 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 1979

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The charming adventures of a young boy and the wild horse he loves. Includes featurette filmographies and production notes. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 10/14/2008 Starring: Kelly Reno Teri Garr Run time: 117 minutes Rating: G Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Amazon.com essential video:
Adapted from the beloved novel by Walter Farley, this 1979 family classic was hailed by no less than hard-to-please critic Pauline Kael, who wrote that "it may be the greatest children's movie ever made." A visual feast from start to finish, the timeless tale of The Black Stallion plays out on almost mythic terms. A young boy survives a shipwreck and is stranded on a deserted island with a graceful black stallion, with whom the boy develops an almost empathic friendship. After being rescued and returning home, the two make a winning team as jockey and lightning-fast racehorse under the tutelage of a passionate trainer, played by Mickey Rooney in an Oscar-nominated role. From its serenely hypnotic island sequence to the breathtaking race scenes, this delightful film is guaranteed to enthrall any viewer, regardless of age. The Black Stallion is a genuine masterpiece of family entertainment. --Jeff Shannon




Rating: - THIS KNOCKS YOUR HOOVES OFF!
The beauty, the thrill, the classic story is now unleashed into a spleandid masterpiece starring the old but never failing Mickey Roony.
The young Alec Ramsay is sailing with his father on a boat when it crashes and the only survivors are he and a magnificent black stallion. Stranded and alone, Alec slowly gains the stalion's trust until a close bond of love passes between them. Suddenly rescused and jolted back into life, Alec takes his black stallion home but the horse escapes, found by the ... Read More

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Rating: - Wonderful family film
The Black Stallion is a great family-friendly film. Love the story and the cinematograpy. It's different than other movies, and we love it at our house. It's a timeless movie.

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Rating: - Disappointed...
Bought this DVD because of the spectacular scenes and audio and wanted to see it on current home theater equipment. Quality was poor, with detectable video camera jitter and visual artifacts typical of an old copy of the original film. No FBI warning, so my first thought is that maybe it's a Chinese copyright-infringing ripoff???

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Rating: - 'if you can ride that horse, you can have that horse'
So runs the great, symbolic--even prophetic--advice, given by a father to his son, shortly before the father's unexpected death, in the form of a story about Alexander the Great.

The son is a 10 year old boy who will go on to tame a wild horse after both become castaways on a deserted island.

Though with very little dialogue, the first 45 minutes of this film are simply awesome; they set a precedent which is very hard to follow. In short: the son lives up to his father's ... Read More

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Rating: - Not as good as I remembered......
I totally agree with the DVD transfer being really bad. But I also think the movie wasn't as great as I remembered when I was a kid. It seemed shorter and not as exciting. I am a fan of all the actors, I wish they had more lines. It didn't hold my children's attention. My daughter (a horse lover) liked it ok. It's a good story and I would love to see them remake it. With the special affects they have now a days it could be really cool.

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