Directed by
| Carroll Ballard | ||
Writing Credits
| Melissa Mathison | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Jeanne Rosenberg | ... | (screenplay) and |
| William D. Wittliff | ... | (screenplay) |
| Walter Farley | ... | (novel) |
| Walter Murch | ... | (uncredited) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Kelly Reno | ... | Alec Ramsey | |
| Mickey Rooney | ... | Henry Dailey | |
| Teri Garr | ... | Alec's Mother | |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Snoe | |
| Hoyt Axton | ... | Alec's Father | |
| Michael Higgins | ... | Neville | |
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Ed McNamara | ... | Jake |
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Larbi Doghmi | ... | Arab (as Dogmi Larbi) |
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John Burton | ... | Jockey #1 |
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John Buchanan | ... | Jockey #2 |
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Kristen Vigard | ... | Becky |
| Fausto Tozzi | ... | Rescue Captain | |
| John Karlsen | ... | Archeologist (as John Karlson) | |
| Leopoldo Trieste | ... | Priest | |
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Frank Cousins | ... | African Chieftain |
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Donald Hodson | ... | Taurog (as Don Hudson) |
| Marne Maitland | ... | Drake Captain | |
| Tom Dahlgren | ... | Veterinarian | |
| Cass-Olé | ... | The Black Stallion | |
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Junior | ... | Additional Horse |
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Star | ... | Additional Horse |
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Fae-Jur | ... | Additional Horse |
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Olympic | ... | Additional Horse |
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Rex | ... | Additional Horse |
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| Daniel Henning | ... | Danny (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Francis Ford Coppola | ... | executive producer (as Francis Coppola) |
| Fred Roos | ... | producer |
| Tom Sternberg | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carmine Coppola | ||
Cinematography by
| Caleb Deschanel | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Robert Dalva | ||
Art Direction by
| Aurelio Crugnola | ||
| Earl G. Preston | ... | (as Earl Preston) |
Production Management
| Ted Holliday | ... | production manager |
| Ned Kopp | ... | production manager: additional photography, Oregon |
| Alessandro von Norman | ... | production manager (as Alessandro von Normann) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Doug Claybourne | ... | assistant director |
| David Earl | ... | second assistant director: Canada |
| Jim Kaufman | ... | second assistant director: Canada |
| Robert McCart | ... | second assistant director: Canada (as Bob McCart) |
Art Department
| Maria-Teresa Barbasso | ... | assistant art director |
| Gary Gutierrez | ... | storyboard |
| Kevin Hughes | ... | assistant property master |
| Christina Luescher | ... | set decorator: Italian unit |
| William J. Wood | ... | set decorator: Canadian unit |
| Robert Blackgoat | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Benson | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Todd Boekelheide | ... | sound editor |
| Richard Burrow | ... | sound editor |
| Rick Kline | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ann Kroeber | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Barbara McBane | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Bob Minkler | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Luciano Muratori | ... | boom operator: Italy |
| Primiano Muratori | ... | sound engineer in Italy |
| John Nutt | ... | dialogue editor |
| Diana Pellegrini | ... | sound editor |
| Susan Slanhoff | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Alan Splet | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Stephen Stept | ... | sound editor |
| Bill Varney | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nina Wax | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Julie Zale | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Ann Kroeber | ... | sound effects recordist (uncredited) |
| Steve Maslow | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Duncan McEwan | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| John Roesch | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Donald C. Rogers | ... | technical director of sound (uncredited) |
| Elliot Tyson | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Carlo Guici | ... | stunt trainer: Italian Unit |
| Sergio Mioni | ... | stunts |
| Glenn Randall Jr. | ... | stunt coordinator (as Glenn 'J.R.' Randall) |
| Jesse Wayne | ... | stunt double: Mickey Rooney |
| Roark Wearing | ... | stunt double: Kelly Reno |
| Victoria Taft | ... | stunt double: horse jockey (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eraldo Barbona | ... | grip |
| Stephen H. Burum | ... | photographer: second unit |
| Ron Chegwidden | ... | gaffer: Canadian unit |
| Sergio Coletta | ... | gaffer: Italian unit |
| Robert Dalva | ... | additional photographer |
| Peter Luxford | ... | camera operator: Canadian unit |
| Vladimiro Salvatori | ... | key grip |
| Sergio Strizzi | ... | still photographer |
| Alan Gornick | ... | underwater cinematographer (uncredited) |
| Stan McClain | ... | aerial and 2nd unit camera assistant (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Stuart Aikins | ... | casting: Canada |
| Peter Lavender | ... | extras casting |
| Vic Ramos | ... | casting: USA |
| Clare Walker | ... | casting: Canada |
| Carolyn Applegate | ... | casting (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| C.J. Appel | ... | assistant film editor |
| Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
| Todd Boekelheide | ... | associate editor |
| Teresa Book | ... | assistant film editor |
| Arthur Coburn | ... | assistant film editor |
| Duwayne Dunham | ... | assistant film editor |
| Vivien Hillgrove | ... | additional editor (as Vivien Gilliam) |
| Nancy Jencks | ... | assistant film editor |
| Barbara Marks | ... | additional editor |
| Susan Martin | ... | additional editor |
| Diana Pellegrini | ... | associate editor |
| Joe Ravetz | ... | additional editor (as Joe Ravitz) |
| Larry Rovetti | ... | color control |
| Claire Schoenfeld | ... | assistant film editor |
| Richard Garibaldi | ... | home video mastering colorist (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Bill Corcoran | ... | location manager: Canada |
| Rory Enke | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Daniel Allan Carlin | ... | music editor (as Dan Carlin Jr.) / music producer (as Dan Carlin Jr.) |
| Bill Douglass | ... | additional music improvisations by |
| Dick Rosmini | ... | additional music improvisations by |
| Nyle Steiner | ... | additional music improvisations by |
| Shirley Walker | ... | additional music improvisations by / special music arrangements by |
| Dan Wallin | ... | score mixer |
| Dale Anderson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Phil Azelton | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Bob Badami | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Baker | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bob Bornstein | ... | supervising music copyist (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Norman Carr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jeff Carson | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
| Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Andy D'Addario | ... | Music Scoring Recordist (uncredited) |
| Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Glenn Dicterow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Assa Drori | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Emmett Estren | ... | music librarian (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Ron Folsom | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Carl Fortina | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harris Goldman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Susan Greenberg | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| The Hollywood Studio Symphony | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
| Boyde Hood | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hunter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Ezra Kliger | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Bernard Kundell | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Charlie Loper | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Peter Mercurio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Tommy Morgan | ... | musician: harmonica (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| John Neufeld | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| David Newman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Tom Raney | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| David Riddles | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Jim Self | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Erica Sharp | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harry Shlutz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violins (uncredited) |
| Henry Sigismonti | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Slatkin | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Robert Sushel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Tony Terran | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Mari Tsumura | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Allen Vizzutti | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| James Walker | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Miwako Watanabe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Jerry Williams | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Blanche McDermaid | ... | script supervisor |
| Lisa Wilder | ... | script supervisor second unit |
Additional Crew
| Richard Beggs | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Jerry Brown | ... | wrangler |
| Francis Ford Coppola | ... | presents |
| Tim Farley | ... | production assistant |
| Deborah Fine | ... | assistant to producer |
| Karen Frerichs | ... | tutor |
| Jack Fritz | ... | executive assistant |
| Dan Gleich | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California (as Daniel Gleich) |
| Carlo Guidi | ... | snake trainer: Italian unit |
| Beryl Harvey | ... | production co-ordinator |
| Colin Michael Kitchens | ... | production assistant |
| Shelly McKinney | ... | wrangler |
| Bruce Moriarty | ... | wrangler |
| Sherry Nisewaner | ... | assistant to producer |
| Valerie O'Conor | ... | consultant: horse sounds (as Valerie Koutnik) / production assistant (as Valerie Koutnik) |
| David Parker | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Rex Peterson | ... | wrangler |
| Glenn H. Randall Sr. | ... | wrangler (as Glenn Randall Sr.) |
| Bruce Randall | ... | wrangler |
| Corky Randall | ... | horse trainer |
| Liz Randol | ... | staff (as Liza Randol) |
| Bud Reno | ... | wrangler |
| Michael Silvers | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Frank Simeone | ... | additional crew |
| Jenny Stein | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California (as Jennifer Stein) |
| Kelli Thompson | ... | Publicist: Creative Movie Marketing |
| Michael E. Uslan | ... | production attorney |
| Wayne Wagner | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Gene Walker | ... | wrangler |
| Joseph Zappala | ... | staff: Omni Zoetrope Studios, San Francisco, California |
| Bruce Moriarty | ... | trainer (uncredited) |
