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The Black Stallion
Why this pick
A quiet, visually lyrical child-and-animal adventure with the same sense of hard-won trust, wilderness self-reliance, and emotional resilience.
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MOVIE1985 1h 41m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. In this masterful, atmospheric adventure, a courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her extraordinary odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Lainie Kazan
Connie
Scatman Crothers
Sherman
Barry Miller
Parker
Verna Bloom
Farm Woman
Bruce M. Fischer
Charlie Linfield
Jack Rader
Employment Agent
Matthew Faison
Buzz
Zachary Ansley
Louie