The Black Stallion (#765)

A wild horse saves a young boys life after a terrifying shipwreck and the two become unlikely friends in Carroll Ballards cinematic tour de force, adapted from Walter Farleys classic childrens novel. From the crystalline shores of a deserted island to the green grass and dusty roads of 1940s suburban America, Ballard and director of photography Caleb Deschanel create a film of consistent visual invention and purity, one that also features a winning supporting performance by Mickey Rooney as a retired jockey and a gorgeous score by Carmine Coppola.

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Film Info

• United States
• 1979
• 117 minutes
• Color
• 1.85:1
• English
• Spine #765

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Caleb Deschanel, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Five short films by director Carroll Ballard, with new introductions by the filmmaker:Pigs!(1965),The Perils of Priscilla(1969),Rodeo(1969),Seems Like Only Yesterday(1971), andCrystallization(1974)
• New conversation between Ballard and film critic Scott Foundas
• New interview with Deschanel
• New piece featuring Mary Ellen Mark discussing her photographs from the films set
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Sragow

  New cover by Nicolas Delort