Black Beauty

Black Beauty
by Caroline Thompson

List Price: ~~$9.98~~
Our Price: $7.49
You Save: $2.49 (25%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $0.46 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases

Compare Prices for Black Beauty

Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD Cover Information

Actor: Alun Armstrong, David Thewlis, Jim Carter, Peter Davison, Sean Bean
Director: Caroline Thompson
Brand: Warner Home Video
Cinematographer: Alex Thomson
Writer: Caroline Thompson
Editor: Claire Simpson
Producer: Peter Macgregor-Scott
Producer: Robert Shapiro
Writer: Anna Sewell
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-11-30
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video

Movie Reviews of Black Beauty

Movie Review: A Cry Fior Humane Treatment of Horses
Summary: 4 Stars

My favorite is still the mini series put out by NBC and so not available on either VHS or DVD. This movie is my favorite. It covers most of the book, though not all. It begins with Black Beauty's birth and training. His first home with the squire was a good one, and he developed a friendship with the mare Ginger and a little pony named Merrylegs. A good life where the horses were well treated. When he and Ginger were sold, their next home was not so pleasant. Still, his being tormented by a bearing rein was still better than other things he had to endure until his final home which was much as how it was described in the novel. You hope with mistreatment of various kinds brought to people's attention, as well as ignorance on what was going on, more people raised their voices to demand better treatment of these beautiful and willing servants. There are differences and omissions but that is to be expected. A voice-over for Beauty allows the viewer to understand things from a horse's point of view even though written by a screenwriter rather than a real horse. A very enjoyable movie, unsettling, disturbing, but also delightful and uplifting, and a wonderful ending.

Write your own review

More Black Beauty reviews:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Summary of Black Beauty

A wondrous new version of Anna Sewell's classic about a remarkable horse and the various owners whose lives he transforms. "The most imaginative and stirring picture since The black Stallion" (Washington Times) Year: 1994 Director: Caroline Thompson Starring: Sean Bean, David Thewlis, Jim Carter

Don't waste this one on your children: buy it for yourself. A spectacular adaptation of the Anna Sewell novel, this is faithful to the source material but creates a life of its own on the screen. Told from the point of view of the horse, it recalls a time and a place that could be both beautiful and cruel. Black Beauty faced both hardship and kindness as he passed through the hands of many owners throughout his life. Some are generous, but the agonies endured by the title character may be too harsh for small children. Unfortunately, director Caroline Thompson did not resurrect her magical touch a few years later with another animal tale, Buddy. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Art House & International DVD Video

DVD Video

Movies most talked about in 15 Movies: BLACK

The Black Dahlia (Widescreen Edition)
Universal; Release date: 2006-12-26; DVD
Price in other shops: ~~$12.98~~

Little Black Book
Sony; Release date: 2005-01-04; DVD
Best price: $1.20
Price in other shops: ~~$14.94~~

Pitch Black (Widescreen Edition)
Universal; Release date: 2004-06-01; DVD
Best price: $3.58
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

Black Sheep
FARLEY,CHRIS/SPADE,; Release date: 2002-07-16; DVD
Best price: $2.95
Price in other shops: ~~$9.98~~

Creature From the Black Lagoon
Universal; Release date: 2007-07-24; DVD
Best price: $11.98
Price in other shops: ~~$19.98~~

Men in Black II (Widescreen Special Edition)
Sony; Release date: 2002-11-26; DVD
Best price: $2.98
Price in other shops: ~~$14.94~~

Black Dog
SWAYZE,PATRICK; Release date: 1998-10-14; DVD
Best price: $4.51
Price in other shops: ~~$9.99~~

Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buena Vista Home Video; Release date: 2003-12-02; DVD
Best price: $7.42
Price in other shops: ~~$19.99~~

Black Beauty
Warner Home Video; Release date: 1999-11-30; DVD
Best price: $1.22
Price in other shops: ~~$9.98~~

Diary of a Mad Black Woman (Full Screen Edition)
LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2005-06-28; DVD
Best price: $8.41
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

Similar DVD Movies

The Man From Snowy River
Release date: 2002-05-28; DVD
Best price: $6.31
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

The Secret Garden
Warner Brothers; Release date: 1997-11-19; DVD
Best price: $4.17
Price in other shops: ~~$12.98~~

The Yearling
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2002-09-03; DVD
Best price: $3.66
Price in other shops: ~~$9.98~~

Flicka
Release date: 2007-02-06; DVD
Best price: $1.95
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

The Silver Stallion
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2004-04-20; DVD
Best price: $3.98
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

The Black Stallion Returns
Release date: 2003-02-04; DVD
Best price: $2.55
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

My Friend Flicka: The Enduring Classic Based on Mary O'Hara's Best Selling Novel
Release date: 2007-02-06; DVD
Best price: $4.48
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (Full Screen Edition) [Animated]
DAMON,MATT; Release date: 2002-11-19; DVD
Best price: $6.00
Price in other shops: ~~$14.99~~