This remarkable adaptation of Walter Farleys classic childrens 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 horseis 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).
This remarkable adaptation of Walter Farleys classic childrens 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 horseis 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).
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