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The Black Stallion -
Rating:
G
Year:
1979
Cast:
Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr
Director:
Carroll Ballard
Synopsis:
A young boy and an Arabian horse survive a tragic ship accident and learn to live with one another on a deserted island. After their rescue, the boy and a veteran horse trainer groom the stallion to become a world champion racer.
Classic spoof on Western films about the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge who, with the help of the town drunk, Waco Kid, takes on a racist and corrupt town.
Universally recognized as one of the greatest films of all time, Lawrence of Arabia tells the epic true story of T.E. Lawrence, a British military officer who helped organize the Arabian revolt against the Turks.