When farmer Evan's mare has a fine son, he promises the black stallion to his son Joe. The youngster enjoy growing up as playmates. Alas, once the good squire is buried, his mean heir, who abuses animals, turns the screws on till pa Evans...
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| Mark Lester | ... |
Joe
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| Walter Slezak | ... |
Hackenschmidt
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| Peter Lee Lawrence | ... |
Gervaise
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| Uschi Glas | ... |
Marie
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| Patrick Mower | ... |
Sam Greene
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| John Nettleton | ... |
Sir William
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| Maria Rohm | ... |
Anne
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Eddie Golden | ... |
Evans
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Clive Geraghty | ... |
Roger
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John Hoey | ... |
Muldoon
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Patrick Gardiner | ... |
O'Flaherty
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Brian McGrath | ... |
Mark Beauchamp
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Ronan Smith | ... |
Farm Boy
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John Franklyn | ... |
Coalman
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Margaret Lacey | ... |
Anna Sewell
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| Fernando Bilbao | ... |
Mungo
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Vicente Rola | ... |
Flying Fred
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| José Nieto | ... |
Lorent
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Eucilio Rodríguez | ... |
Horse Dealer
(as Eucilio Rodriguez)
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| Daniel Martín | ... |
Lieutenant
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| Luis Induni | ... |
Sergeant
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| Ricardo Palacios | ... |
Russian General
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| José Canalejas | ... |
Gate Sergant [Spanish prints] (uncredited)
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Cris Huerta | ... |
The Commissioner [Spanish prints] (uncredited)
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| Ott | ... |
Black Beauty (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James Hill | ||
Written by
| Anna Sewell | ... | (novel) |
| Wolf Mankowitz | ... | (screenplay) |
| James Hill | ... | (additional dialogue) |
| Artur Brauner | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Pedro Samu | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Peter L. Andrews | ... | producer |
| Artur Brauner | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
| Peter Hahne | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Malcolm Heyworth | ... | producer (as Malcolm B. Heyworth) |
| Tony Tenser | ... | executive producer |
| Harry Alan Towers | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Primitivo Álvaro | ... | producer: Spanish prints (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Chris Menges | ... | director of photography |
| Fernando Arribas | ... | director of photography: Spanish prints (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Ann Chegwidden | ||
| Pablo G. del Amo | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Adolfo Cofiño | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Hazel Peiser | ||
Costume Design by
| Maruja Galindo | ... | (uncredited) |
| Claudia Hahne-Herberg | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Stella Bowen | ... | makeup artist |
| Jeanette Freeman | ... | hairdresser |
Production Management
| Ron Jackson | ... | production manager |
| Primitivo Álvaro | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Stuart Freeman | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Paul Carr | ... | sound mixer |
| Christopher Lancaster | ... | dubbing editor (as Chris Lancaster) |
| Vernon Messenger | ... | dubbing editor |
| Terry Sharratt | ... | boom operator |
| Max Galinsky | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Gerry Johnston | ... | special effects supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Patrick Carey | ... | second unit cameraman |
| Godfrey A. Godar | ... | camera operator (as Godfrey Godar) |
| Hans Burmann | ... | camera operator: second unit [Spanish prints] (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eileen Long | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Bill Westley | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Lionel Bart | ... | composer: theme music |
| John Cameron | ... | composer: additional music / musical director / music arranger (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Isabel Mulá | ... | continuity (as Isabel Mula) |
Additional Crew
| Robert Davenport | ... | horse trainer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Tigon British Film Productions
- Chilton Films
- CCC Filmkunst (European prints)
- Emiliano Piedra (European prints)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- Tigon British Film Productions (1971) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinerama Filmgesellschaft MBH (1971) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Gendai Eigasha (1972) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1972) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Anglo Film (1976) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- SFM Entertainment (1980) (United States) (tv)
- Greg Lynch Film Distributors (1982) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Disney Channel (1983) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
- VCL (Australia) (video)
- Fabulous Films (1999) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (VHS)
- Prism Leisure Corporation (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (tv)
- Odeon Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Pidax Film (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Paramount+ (2021) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
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When farmer Evan's mare has a fine son, he promises the black stallion to his son Joe. The youngster enjoy growing up as playmates. Alas, once the good squire is buried, his mean heir, who abuses animals, turns the screws on till pa Evans is forced to leave and abandon even Black Beauty. He soon loses everything in a cards game, so the stallion ends up in the Hackenschmidt circus. Joe is desperate to get him back. Written by KGF Vissers |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Top billed Mark Lester only worked three weeks. He only appears in the first 25 minutes, apart from a brief reappearance at the very end. See more » |
| Goofs | In a scene where Black beauty witnesses the gypsies having a brawl on the cold bog like mud ridden moorland and silently slips away he appears to have walked to arid Sub tropical terrain completely different to what he had just left. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in A Home from Home (1986). See more » |