The Black Stallion

About The Black Stallion

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.

Carroll Ballard's The Black Stallion is a 1979 adventure family film. Its themes are based on children's book, rescue, horse, and training.

Kelly Reno stars as Alec Ramsey, Mickey Rooney as Henry Dailey, Teri Garr as Alec's Mother, and Clarence Muse as Snoe. It runs 118 minutes and was released in October 1979.

The screenplay is by Jeanne Rosenberg and Melissa Mathison. It streams on Artiflix, fuboTV, and MGM+ Amazon Channel in the United States.

Charlotte's Web, Lord of the Flies, and Sweetheart make useful companions to The Black Stallion, all filed under barn. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 345 votes and it carries a G rating.