Black Beauty
Black Beauty is a 1994 family drama film, written for the screen and directed by Caroline Thompson in her directorial debut. The fifth cinematic adaptation of Anna Sewell's 1877 novel of the same name, the film stars Andrew Knott, who, the year prior, had played Dicken in (another of Caroline Thompson’s film credits, as screenwriter), as well as Sean Bean, David Thewlis and Alan Cumming as 'Black Beauty'. Produced and distributed by Warner Bros., under their Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label, the film’s story is told as an autobiography of the horse Black Beauty (as in the novel), with Cumming’s voiceover narration as ‘Beauty’ leading viewers through the trials of the horse’s life, through his own eyes.
Plot
Black Beauty narrates his own story. He is born on a farm in the English countryside during the 19th century and remains by his mother's side until he is sent to Birtwick Park to serve Squire Gordon and his family.
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| author | Caroline Thompson |
|---|---|
| award | Genesis Award |
| director | Caroline Thompson |
| editor | Claire Simpson |
| events | horse |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | 19th century bearing reins bridge carriage dead body england english countryside fire flood force freeze guinea haggle horse shoes horseshoe inn london lose morning old friend overcheck pipe pony river smoking pipe stormy night vicar wait warn young daughter young man |
| musicBy | Danny Elfman |
| producer | Peter MacGregor-Scott Robert Shapiro |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |
| theme | children's children's adventure race |