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Black Beauty Cover Image DVD DVD

Black Beauty [DVD] / Warner Bros. presents a Robert Shapiro production ; a Caroline Thompson film.

Shapiro, Robert. (Producer). Thompson, Caroline. (Added Author). Bean, Sean. (Performer). Thewlis, David, 1963- (Performer). Thomson, Alex, 1929-2007 (Added Author). Box, John, 1920- (Added Author). Simpson, Claire. (Added Author). Elfman, Danny. (Added Author). Macgregor-Scott, Peter. (Producer). Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878 Black Beauty. (Added Author). Warner Bros. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Sean Bean, David Thewlis. (Cast).

Summary:

Faithfully based on Anne Sewell's classic novel, this beloved horse story is told by its hero, the gallant Beauty, whose joyous and heartbreaking life takes him from idyllic days on a country squire's estate to London's hard, cobblestoned streets, through decades of owners both kindly and harsh.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790738651
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1999, c1994.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Donated by Friends of the Burlington Public Library.
Originally released as a motion picture.
Based on the novel by Anna Sewell.
Special features include interactive menus, theatrical trailer, and scene access.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Alex Thomson ; production designer, John Box ; editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Danny Elfman ; producers, Robert Shapiro, Peter MacGregor-Scott ; writer/director, Caroline Thompson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Sean Bean, David Thewlis.
Target Audience Note:
Rated G.
System Details Note:
DVD, enhanced for widescreen format, Dolby digital.
Language Note:
Languages and subtitles: English and French; closed-captioned.
Subject: Horses > Drama > Juvenile films.
Genre: Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.


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