The Black Stallion [1979] - Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Carroll Ballard (Blu-ray - 7/14/2015) [Criterion Collection]

This remarkable adaptation of Walter Farley’s classic children’s novel by Carroll Ballard (Fly Away Home)—in which an American boy is rescued after a shipwreck off the coast of North Africa by a seemingly untamable wild horse—is a cinematic tour de force. From the crystalline shores of a deserted island in the Arabian Sea to the green grass and dusty roads of 1930s suburban New York, Ballard and director of photography Caleb Deschanel (The Right Stuff) create a film of consistent visual invention and purity, also featuring a winning supporting performance by Mickey Rooney (National Velvet) as a retired jockey and a gorgeous score by Carmine Coppola (The Godfather Part II).

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details

Actors: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr
Directors: Carroll Ballard
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated: G (General Audience)
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: July 14, 2015
Run Time: 117 minutes

Additional Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New 4K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Caleb Deschanel, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
Five short films by Carroll Ballard, with introductions by the director: Pigs! (1965), The Perils of Priscilla (1969), Rodeo (1969), Seems Like Only Yesterday (1971), and Crystallization (1974)
New conversation between Ballard and film critic Scott Foundas
New interview with Deschanel
New piece featuring photographer Mary Ellen Mark discussing her images from the film’s set
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Sragow

Cast & Crew
Kelly Reno Alec Ramsey
Mickey Rooney Henry Dailey
Teri Garr Alec's Mother
Clarence Muse Snoe
Hoyt Axton Alec's Father
Michael Higgins Neville
Ed McNamara Jake
Doghmi Larbi The Arab
John Burton Jockey
John Buchanan Jockey
Kristen Vigard Becky
Fausto Tozzi Rescue Captain

Technical Credits
Carroll Ballard Director
Doug Claybourne Asst. Director
Carmine Coppola Score Composer
Francis Ford Coppola Executive Producer
Aurelio Crugnola Art Director
Robert Dalva Editor
Caleb Deschanel Cinematographer
Steve Maslow Sound/Sound Designer
Melissa Mathison Screenwriter
Earl G. Preston Art Director
Vic Ramos Casting
Fred Roos Producer
Jeanne Rosenberg Screenwriter
Tom Sternberg Producer
Shirley Walker Score Composer
Jesse Wayne Stunts
William D. Wittliff Screenwriter