Black Beauty (1971 film)

Black Beauty is a 1971 British drama film, based on the Anna Sewell novel of the same name. This movie is the fourth feature film adaptation of Anna Sewells story. The movie was directed by James Hill. Lionel Bart provided the rousing score.

Black Beauty is a stallion who, as a foal in England c 1856, is befriended by a boy named Joe the film was actually made in Ireland. After being stolen by a brutal squire who also takes over Joes family farm, is later killed, he is acquired by gypsies, who then sell him to a Spanish circus.In the circus, he learns many tricks before being given to Sir William, an arrogant British military man, then passed to Sir Williams daughter and her fiance, Gervais, whom Sir William accuses of being a coward and unworthy of his daughters hand. ........

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