

From the moment he first saw the stallion, he knew it would either destroy him, or carry him where no one had ever been before…
October 13, 1979
1h 58m
EN
Carroll Ballard
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.

Kelly Reno
Alec Ramsey

Mickey Rooney
Henry Dailey

Teri Garr
Alec's Mother

Clarence Muse


Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg, Walter Murch
323
Snoe

Hoyt Axton
Alec's Father

Michael Higgins
Neville

Ed McNamara
Jake

Doghmi Larbi
Arab

Cass-Olé
The Black Stallion

John Burton
Jockey #1

United Artists
US

American Zoetrope
US