The Black Stallion 45 years old

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…

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. 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.

Credits

The Black Stallion Cast

Name Character
Teri Garr She was 34, now 79 years old as Alec's Mother
Mickey Rooney He was 59, 93 years old when he died as Henry Dailey
Kelly Reno She was 13, now 58 years old as Alec Ramsey
Clarence Muse He was 90, 89 years old when he died as Snoe
Doghmi Larbi He was 48, 61 years old when he died as Arab
Hoyt Axton He was 41, 61 years old when he died as Alec's Father
Michael Higgins He was 59, 88 years old when he died as Neville
Ed McNamara He was 58, 65 years old when he died as Jake

The Black Stallion Crew

Name Department
Aurelio Crugnola as Art Direction. He was 50 (83) years old when He died Art
Tom Sternberg as Producer. Production
William D. Wittliff as Screenplay. He was 39 (79) years old when He died Writing
Jeanne Rosenberg as Screenplay. She was 29 (now 74) years old Writing
Francis Ford Coppola as Executive Producer. He was 40 (now 85) years old Production
Robert Dalva as Editor. He was 37 (now 82) years old Editing
Melissa Mathison as Screenplay. She was 29 (65) years old when She died Writing
Walter Farley as Novel. He was 64 (74) years old when He died Writing
Carroll Ballard as Director. He was 42 (now 87) years old Directing
Earl G. Preston as Art Direction. He was 53 (89) years old when He died Art
The Black Stallion poster
The Black Stallion (45 years)

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…

  • Release day: Saturday, October 13, 1979
  • Runtime: 118 minutes
  • Budget: 2700000.00
  • Revenue: 37799643.00