Black Beauty
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Caroline Thompson
Sean Bean
David Thewlis
Jim Carter
Peter Davison
Alan Cumming
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The story of a splendid horse's often difficult life in Victorian England, beginning with an idyllic youth spent on a country estate. After being badly injured at the hands of his aristocratic new owners, Beauty is reduced to toiling as a taxi horse in working-class London, followed by an injurious stint pulling heavy grain wagons, before finding unexpected happiness with a peaceful rural retirement.
Cast
Sean Bean
David Thewlis
Jim Carter
Peter Davison
Alan Cumming
Alun Armstrong
John Mcenery
Eleanor Bron
Peter Cook
Andrew Knott
Lyndon Davies
Rosalind Ayres
Angus Barnett
Gemma Paternoster
Georgina Armstrong
Anthony Walters
Julian Maud
Nicholas Jones
Sean Baker
Crew
Margaret Adams
Vic Armstrong
Gordon Arnell
Jenny Beavan
Robert Binall
Craig Bloom
John Box
Chris Carreras
Yvonne Coppard
Kevin De La Noy
Danny Elfman
Jacky Fitt
Eddie Fowlie
Magdalen Gaffney
Marcia Gay
Keith Hampshere
Steven Harding
Steven Harding
Colin Jamison
Jan Jamison
Gary Jones
Simon Kaye
Nic Milner
John Palmer
Robert Palmer
Rex Peterson
Kevin Phipps
Mary Selway
Anna Sewell
Robert W Shapiro
Claire Simpson
Tommy Staples
Caroline Thompson
Alex Thomson
Alex Thomson
Chyna Thomson
Leslie Tomkins
Sarah Trevis
Joss Williams
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video November 1, 1994
Released in United States Summer July 29, 1994
Anna Sewall's classic family novel has been brought to the screen in four previous versions, directed by David Smith (USA/1921), Phil Rosen (USA/1933), Max Nosseck (USA/1946) and James Hill (United Kingdom/West Germany/Spain/1971).
Feature directorial debut for Caroline Thompson whose previous screenwriting credits include "Edward Scissorhands" (USA/1990), "The Addams Family" (USA/1991), "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey" (USA/1993), "Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas" (USA/1993) and "The Secret Garden" (USA/1993).
Began shooting August 2, 1993.
Completed shooting October 23, 1993.
Released in United States Summer July 29, 1994
Released in United States on Video November 1, 1994
