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The film's cast includes [[Walter Slezak]], [[Mark Lester]], [[Uschi Glas]], [[Patrick Mower]] and [[John Nettleton (actor)|John Nettleton]]. |
The film's cast includes [[Walter Slezak]], [[Mark Lester]], [[Uschi Glas]], [[Patrick Mower]] and [[John Nettleton (actor)|John Nettleton]]. |
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It was shot on [[Filming location|location]] in Ireland and Spain. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Black Beauty is a [[mare]] who, as a [[foal]] in England, is befriended by a boy named Joe. After being stolen by a [[squire]] who is later killed, she is acquired by [[gypsy|gypsies]], who then sell her to a Spanish circus. In the circus, she learns many tricks before being given to Sir William, then passed to Sir William's daughter and her fiance. Black Beauty then travels to India with the daughter's fiance to fight for Britain, where the fiance is killed and the horse becomes a war horse through her bravery and willingness to charge. She is shipped back to England, but is then sold, acquires [[pneumonia]] and begins hauling a [[coal]] [[wagon]]. At her most ill, she is rescued by a friendly old woman and her employee. The employee turns out to be the boy named Joe who Black Beauty knew when she was a foal, while the woman is Anna Sewell (author of the original Black Beauty book). |
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It was shot on [[Filming location|location]] in Ireland and Spain.<ref name=Ebert>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/black-beauty-1971|title=Black Beauty|author=Ebert, Roger|date=December 14, 1971|accessdate=2013-12-06|publisher=Ebert Digital}}</ref> |
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*John Franklyn as Coalman |
*John Franklyn as Coalman |
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*[[Margaret Lacey]] as [[Anna Sewell]] |
*[[Margaret Lacey]] as [[Anna Sewell]] |
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==Reception== |
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[[Roger Ebert]] was overall complimentary of the film, and believed the re-telling of the book remained true to the original aims of the author, although changing the actual biography of the horse. According to Ebert, James Hill's version of Black Beauty is "more than just an animal movie". Ebert was also generally complimentary of the human actors in the movie, although he panned the performance of Mark Lester as Joe. He gave the film three out of four stars.<ref name=Ebert/> A review in the ''[[New York Times]]'' also commented on the major plot changes, but called the movie "uncommonly interesting, handsome and sometimes quite marvelously inventive". The review praised the atmosphere of the movie and the performances of several actors in secondary roles, but called the performances of Mark Lester and Walter Slezak "utterly pedestrian".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A06E6D7163DEF34BC4D51DFB767838A669EDE|title=Black Beauty (1971)|publisher=New York Times|author=Greenspun, Roger|date=November 25, 1971|accessdate=2013-12-06}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/black-beauty-v5817 allrovi/synopsis; ''Black Beauty''] |
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Revision as of 19:16, 6 December 2013
| Black Beauty | |
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| Directed by | James Hill |
| Written by | Anna Sewell (novel) Wolf Mankowitz (screenplay) James Hill (additional dialogue) |
| Produced by | Peter L. Andrews Artur Brauner Malcolm B. Heyworth Executive producer: Peter Hahne Tony Tenser Harry Alan Towers (uncredited) |
| Starring | Walter Slezak Mark Lester Patrick Mower John Nettleton |
| Cinematography | Chris Menges |
| Edited by | Ann Chegwidden Pablo González del Amo |
| Music by | Lionel Bart John Cameron |
| Distributed by | Tigon British Film Productions (UK Release) Paramount Pictures (USA Release) Roadshow Home Video (Australian VHS release) |
Release date | April 1971 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Black Beauty is a 1971 British drama film, based on the Anna Sewell novel of the same name. This movie is the fourth feature film adaptation of Anna Sewell's story. The movie was directed by James Hill. Lionel Bart provided the rousing score.
The film's cast includes Walter Slezak, Mark Lester, Uschi Glas, Patrick Mower and John Nettleton.
Plot
Black Beauty is a mare who, as a foal in England, is befriended by a boy named Joe. After being stolen by a squire who is later killed, she is acquired by gypsies, who then sell her to a Spanish circus. In the circus, she learns many tricks before being given to Sir William, then passed to Sir William's daughter and her fiance. Black Beauty then travels to India with the daughter's fiance to fight for Britain, where the fiance is killed and the horse becomes a war horse through her bravery and willingness to charge. She is shipped back to England, but is then sold, acquires pneumonia and begins hauling a coal wagon. At her most ill, she is rescued by a friendly old woman and her employee. The employee turns out to be the boy named Joe who Black Beauty knew when she was a foal, while the woman is Anna Sewell (author of the original Black Beauty book).
Filming
It was shot on location in Ireland and Spain.[1]
Cast
- Mark Lester as Joe Evans
- Walter Slezak as Hackenschmidt
- Uschi Glas as Marie Hackenschmidt, His Daughter
- Peter Lee Lawrence as Gervaise
- Patrick Mower as Sam Greener
- John Nettleton as Sir William
- Maria Rohm as Lady Anne Piggott
- Eddie Golden as Evans, Joe's Father
- Clive Geraghty as Roger
- John Hoey as Muldoon
- Patrick Gardiner as O'Flaherty
- Brian McGrath as Mark Beauchamp
- Ronan Smith as Farmboy
- John Franklyn as Coalman
- Margaret Lacey as Anna Sewell
Reception
Roger Ebert was overall complimentary of the film, and believed the re-telling of the book remained true to the original aims of the author, although changing the actual biography of the horse. According to Ebert, James Hill's version of Black Beauty is "more than just an animal movie". Ebert was also generally complimentary of the human actors in the movie, although he panned the performance of Mark Lester as Joe. He gave the film three out of four stars.[1] A review in the New York Times also commented on the major plot changes, but called the movie "uncommonly interesting, handsome and sometimes quite marvelously inventive". The review praised the atmosphere of the movie and the performances of several actors in secondary roles, but called the performances of Mark Lester and Walter Slezak "utterly pedestrian".[2]
References
- ^ a b Ebert, Roger (December 14, 1971). "Black Beauty". Ebert Digital. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- ^ Greenspun, Roger (November 25, 1971). "Black Beauty (1971)". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
External links
- Black Beauty at IMDb
