Florian

1940
1h 31m

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Robert Young, Irina Baronova, and Helen Gilbert in Florian (1940)

This film is (very) loosely based on the book by Austrian author Felix Salten. It follows the life of the Lippizaner stallion Florian. Of special note is the time when he pulled Emperor Fran... Read allThis film is (very) loosely based on the book by Austrian author Felix Salten. It follows the life of the Lippizaner stallion Florian. Of special note is the time when he pulled Emperor Franz Joseph's carriage.This film is (very) loosely based on the book by Austrian author Felix Salten. It follows the life of the Lippizaner stallion Florian. Of special note is the time when he pulled Emperor Franz Joseph's carriage.

Director
- Edwin L. Marin
Writers
- Noel Langley
- James Kevin McGuinness
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Director
- Edwin L. Marin
Writers
- Noel Langley
- James Kevin McGuinness
Stars

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jamesm-9

I would like to obtain a copy of this film.

A very entertaining film, it contains all thats necessary to make an enjoyable movie, in particular those interested in horses. Has all the necessary ingredients which makes it spectacular, especially the part where all the horses are penned ,ready to be transported to their slaughter destinations in Europe, and of course our hero finds him and thru this finds the girl! Have been trying for years to obtain a copy of it. Zeus.

10Beryleebear

Florian/ I would love to find a copy

I see it has been a long time since anyone has commented on this film....I saw it back in the 60's and just loved it......I would just love to find a copy of it on VHS or DVD.....maybe if enough people wrote to Turner classic channel or a channel that plays old movies maybe they would air it...I haven't seen it in many years.....I have seen The Miracle of the White Stallion and I love it too....There is also a movie called The Long Shot that airs on the Hallmark channel from time to time that is about a dressage horse that goes blind and ends up winning a musical dressage contest.....it is also a really good movie....

emj718

My mother used to tell me about this movie..

I watched for it on TV for many years, hoping it would be shown; for a while I thought my mother had made it up :-) Imagine my great pleasure when it aired on TV (over 25 years ago--long before VCRs, if you can imagine). It was just as good as she had said; Robert Young was so handsome, and Florian was far better than Flicka or Trigger.

"Florian" might not have been on the same level as, say, Lassie Come-Home, or Smokey (with Fred McMurray), but it was a good horse movie nevertheless.

railsitter

I was lucky enough to have taped this

I saw this movie in 1940 and I never forgot it. It is a tear-jerker but of the best kind. All of the ingredients of a good plot are there and of course any movie with an animal, especially a horse is a guarantee of good family entertainment. It was shown in the afternoon on a Baltimore channel so I don't imagine very many families got to see it. Perhaps if enough of us write to Fox Movie Channel and Turner Classic Movies, they will show this movie again.I watch only the "classic" movies because I find I do not like the new violent/sex ones of today. There are so many good books that have never been made into movies. Tried and true books are much better than some of the "original" ideas used for the movies of today.

7pansy_25

Superb movie which demonstrates the beauty and skill of the wonderful Lippizan horses.

I saw this movie numerous times in the 1950's and in later years on the late-night movies and on PBS a few times. I have watched for years to see if it might be released on VHS. This is a wonderful movie and one that you won't likely forget once you have seen it. If you have ever seen Lippizan horses perform you know of their beauty, power and grace. If you haven't seen them, they are a sight to behold. This movie does an incredible job of portraying that. It has a great storyline and wonderful music as well. If anyone out there has a copy of this film, I would love to know about it.

Trivia
This film received its initial television broadcast in Los Angeles Thursday 20 December 1956 on KTTV (Channel 11); it was first telecast in Chicago 26 January 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Minneapolis 8 March 1957 on KMGM (Channel 9), in Altoona PA 9 March 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), in Binghamton NY 16 March 1957 on WNBF (Channel 12), in Portland OR 24 April 1957 on KGW (Channel 8), in Philadelphia 16 June 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6). in Seattle 20 August 1957 on KING (Channel 5), and in San Francisco 30 January 1958 on KGO (Channel 7), but its initial New York City telecast did not take place until 27 June 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2). It's now in the Turner Classic Movies library, but has not been seen since it aired on TNT in December 1988, and on TCM in June 1994. Since that time, legal complications have arisen that prevent its further showings and/or DVD release.