Hidalgo

The Resource Hidalgo
Label
Hidalgo
Statement of responsibility
Touchstone Pictures ; produced by Casey Silver ; written by John Fusco ; directed by Joe Johnston
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
In the 1890's Frank T. Hopkins, a former U.S. Cavalry dispatch rider who is haunted by memories of what he saw at the battle of Wounded Knee, and his mustang Hidalgo, are performing in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, billed as the greatest horse and rider the West has ever known. This leads them to be invited to run in the 3,000 mile endurance race across the Middle Eastern desert, the Ocean of Fire, by one of the leading Arabian Sheiks. The race soon becomes not only a matter of pride and honor for Frank, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse attempt the impossible
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Shelly Johnson ; editor, Robert Dalva ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland ; production designer, Barry Robison
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13
Language note
Optional French or Spanish soundtracks; optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Said Taghmaoui, Peter Mensah, J.K. Simmons, Zuleikha Robinson
Runtime
136
Target audience
general
Technique
live action

Context

Context of Hidalgo

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