DVD

The black stallion

Ballard, Carroll, (film director.). Rooney, Mickey, (actor.). Garr, Teri, 1952- (actor.). Farley, Walter, 1915-1989 Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Black stallion. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr. (Cast).

Summary: This remarkable adaptation of Walter Farley₂s classic children's novel by Carroll Ballard (Fly Away Home), in which an American boy is rescued after a shipwreck off the coast of North Africa by a seemingly untamable wild horse, is a cinematic tour de force. After surviving a shipwreck together, a young boy and a horse develop a bond, and begin training to race once they are rescued.

Record details

ISBN: 1681430169 :
Physical Description: videorcording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Criterion collection.
Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [1999]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from sell sheet. Based on the novel by Walter Farley. Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. Special features: Five short films by Carroll Ballard: Pigs; The perils of Priscilla; Rodeo; Seems like only yesterday; Crystallization; new conversations between Ballard and film critic Scott Foundas; new interview with Deschanel; new piece featuring photographer Mary Ellen Mark; trailer; essay by Michael Sragow.
Participant or Performer Note:	Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: General (G).
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 2.0 surround.
Language Note:	Subtitles in English.