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Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. A film I hadn't rated until I saw it by accident on TV. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Heart warming, thought provoking, and with a good message to boot. Daru, the reclusive teacher, has to escort Mohamed, a villager accused of murder. Check out the lineup of new movies and shows streaming on Netflix this month, including Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea. Hidalgo (2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race. Joe Johnston’s epic Western Hidalgo (2004) is a beautifully shot film with captivating desert vistas and striking close-up reaction shots that just hold on Viggo Mortensen reacting to horrible things happening. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation. This 2004 film allegedly recounts the story of Frank Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) who claimed he was the dispatch rider that carried the message that led to the Wounded Knee Creek Massacre in 1890. EXPIRES ON 31 December 2030. This is a very good film, l purchased it after watching the last half an hour on the film channel on television one night and ordered it, having now watched the whole film it is one for your collection and a classic for all the family. The film grossed approximately $18,829,435 on its opening weekend, peaking at #3 behind We previously owned the regular DVD version but recently replaced it with this Blu-ray version. In 1890, Frank T. Hopkins and his mustang, Hidalgo, are part of Chief Eagle Horn, who performs alongside Hopkins, approaches Hopkins and Bill about helping the mustangs (wild horses) that have been rounded up by the US government with the intent to euthanize them to make way for farmland. Held yearly for centuries, the Ocean of Fire--a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian desert--was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. The basic storyline of the down on his luck American horseman and his trusty steed Hidalgo may be standard Hollywood fare and somewhat predictable, but the exotic 19th century Arabian desert setting is different and exciting. This is one of the few movies out there that is not over the top with explosions and over the top acting. a list of 41 titles Based on a true story and starring Viggo Mortensen (THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy), Hopkins (Mortensen) and his mustang Hidalgo enter the ultimate extreme sport of its time -- the Ocean Of Fire. The Lakota call him "Blue Child" or "Far Rider."
everywhere, everydevice, and everything ;)We will send a new password to your email. As a true story it's so well acted, the casting is spot on and it's a film the family can watch together. In 1890, Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen)—who’s half Sioux, although he doesn’t look it—is only 25, but already has the reputation of being the greatest endurance-race rider in the world. Nor did he take part in a horse race in Arabia. Only if Frank can compete in this contest, and win, says Aziz, will he legitimately be able to call himself “the greatest.” Frank isn’t interested at first, but when he learns that the Army is rounding up Sioux horses with intent to slaughter them—but will surrender them to anyone able to pay an inflated price—and that the winner of the race will walk away with $100,000 in American money, he changes his mind, especially after Annie Oakley (Elizabeth Berridge) spearheads a fund drive among the performers that provides him with the entry fee.Hidalgood movie? Surprisingly good movie - a 2004 film based on the true-life exploits of Frank Hopkins and his horse, a mustang named Hidalgo. Film. From the settings, the story and the camera shots right through to the characters and, of course, "Hidalgo" the horse. Based on the true story of the greatest long-distance horse race ever run, "Hidalgo" is an epic action-adventure and one man's jou The Bedouins, it seems, have for several centuries been holding an annual endurance race of their own—3000 miles from Aden to Damascus, across a burning desert called the Ocean of Fire.