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Release Date:
April 1, 1971
Original Title:
Black Beauty
Alternate Titles:
Black Beauty - Auf der Suche nach dem Glück
千里黑驹
Genres:
Drama | Family | Western
Production Companies:
CCC Filmkunst
Chilton Films
Paramount Pictures
Tigon British Film Productions
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
JP: G
Runtime: 106
Anna Sewell's classic 1877 novel beautifully comes to life in this family drama set in England. Told from the point of view of Black Beauty himself, the story sheds light on the details surrounding the colt's birth and his perception of humans (he has various owners throughout his life). While some owners are compassionate -- none more than Joe Evans (Mark Lester), the boy who first owns the colt.
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Animal Wrangler:
Gilbert White
Art Direction:
Hazel Peiser
Costume Design:
Maruja Galindo
Claudia Hahne-Herberg
Director:
James Hill
Director of Photography:
Chris Menges
Editor:
Ann Chegwidden
Executive Producer:
Tony Tenser
Hairdresser:
Jeanette Freeman
Makeup Artist:
Stella Bowen
Novel:
Anna Sewell
Producer:
Harry Alan Towers
Peter L. Andrews
Malcolm B. Heyworth
Production Design:
Adolfo Cofiño
Screenplay:
Wolf Mankowitz
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