L'Étalon noir

Original title: The Black Stallion

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After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

15K

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 8 wins & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
Among the innovations of sound editor Alan Splet, who won a special Oscar® for his work, was attaching microphones to the underside of the horse during the racing scenes to catch his actual hoof-beats and breathing.

Goofs
Cyclone, the gray racehorse, changes from a soft pale gray, to a dappled gray, to a very dark gray with a white tail throughout the match race.

Quotes
Snoe: Hey, what happened to you?
Alec Ramsey: Everything.
Snoe: Everything? That's a whole lot. It can't be everything.

Crazy credits
A scene played throughout the end credits showed Alec and the Black's time at the beach.

Alternate versions
The 1994 VHS and 1997 DVD releases plaster the 1976 United Artists logo with the 1987 United Artists logo.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Oscar Special 1980 (1980)

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This classic movie holds up, even 20 years later

I re-viewed the movie, on video, after not having seen it for many years. The cinematography is fantastic, and I believe it won an Oscar - and deservedly so. The lovely score fills in a script of few words. Even Mickey Rooney, who's had his ups and downs in his acting career, gives a wonderful performance as the former jockey who trains Alec. Treat your kids to a showing of this great film, then give them the book to read...