BLACK BEAUTY (Theatrical Release USA 1971)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.1|5.0 Starsìììì

Black Beauty—an average film that gets better as it rolls along—serves a horse loving audience nicely. The movie seems to end bluntly without a good transition, but other than that, it’s a simple British film that makes a good family watch. Good work for Director James Hill.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

The movie is about the horse, Black Beauty, and his many owners.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director James Hill for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Tony Tenser and Peter Hahne for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Joe (Mark Lester), Hackenschmidt (Walter Slezak), Gervaise (Peter Lee Lawrence), Marie (Uschi Glas), Sam Greene (Patrick Mower), Sir William (John Nettleton), Anne (Maria Rohm), Evans (Eddie Golden), Roger (Clive Geraghty), Muldoon (John Hoey), O’Flaherty (Patrick Gardiner), and Mark Beauchamp (Brian McGrath).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The movie is simple, straight forward, and easy to follow. The film has an authentic, old-style feel to it that is welcome. If time is limited, Black Stallion is a higher quality horse story.

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Ben Meyers