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Black Beauty

Play trailer Poster for Black Beauty G,  1971,  1h 46m,  Kids & Family/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 4 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 4 Reviews 53% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Joe (Mark Lester) loves his horse Black Beauty, and he cares for him as he grows from a newborn foal into a strong young horse. But when times get tough for Joe's family, they are forced to sell the boy's beloved friend. From there, Black Beauty finds himself traveling from owner to owner. His journeys take him to a rich family's estate, a dangerous coal mine and even the battlefields of India. Throughout all of Black Beauty's trials and adventures, Joe seeks to bring him back home.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
3/4
Presents its hero as a horse - nothing more - and the adventures befall her precisely because she doesn't have any conscious choice about how humans use her. This is faithful to the moral indignation of Anna Sewell... Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Mar 18, 2026
3/5
fist-fighting, pneumonia, military brutality, gypsy con-men, animals killing people; if your kids love these elements, they’ll love this version of Black Beauty. Everyone else will be somewhat stunned Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Oct 23, 2008
3/5
Pleasant version of classic children's story headed by Oliver's Mark Lester. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 23, 2005
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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James Hill

Director

Mark Lester

Joe Evans

Walter Slezak

Hackenschmidt

Peter Lee Lawrence

Gervaise

Uschi Glas

Marie Hackenschmidt

Patrick Mower

Sam Greener

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Black Beauty

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Movie Info

Synopsis Joe (Mark Lester) loves his horse Black Beauty, and he cares for him as he grows from a newborn foal into a strong young horse. But when times get tough for Joe's family, they are forced to sell the boy's beloved friend. From there, Black Beauty finds himself traveling from owner to owner. His journeys take him to a rich family's estate, a dangerous coal mine and even the battlefields of India. Throughout all of Black Beauty's trials and adventures, Joe seeks to bring him back home.
Director
James Hill
Producer
Peter L. Andrews, Malcolm Heyworth, Artur Brauner
Screenwriter
Wolf Mankowitz
Production Co
Tigon British Film Productions Ltd.
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 46m
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