Run Wild, Run Free
Run Wild, Run Free is a 1969 film directed by Richard C. Sarafian. The film was written by David Rook, based on his novel The White Colt. The film was shot on location in Dartmoor, Devon, England.
Out roaming the moors, Philip encounters the kindly, natureloving retired Colonel John Mills who is deeply sympathetic to the boys plight. Like the nature that surrounds himthe film was shot on location in Dartmoor, Devon, Englandthe boy is a creature of muteimpulse who must be patiently tamed and drawn out just like the animals he encounters.The Colonel introduces Philip to the wonders of the moors the newly hatched birds whose nests are tucked in tree boughs and the copious bugs crawling under the peat. A world opens up to Philip that expands triple fold when he makes the acquaintance of a wild blueeyed white colt grazing on the moor. The child forms a deep bond to the animal, a creature that seems to understand him like no other. The experience is transformative, until the horse runs away and Philip becomes distraught. He is distracted by a pet kestrel, Lady, given to him by a farm girl neighbour, Diana Fiona Fullerton. Together Philip, the Colonel and Diana train the bird, reveling in its progress and ability to fly to them. When the bird is horribly injured through Philips carelessness, all of the progress the Colonel has made seems for naught. ........
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