Cast & Crew

Directed by

Carroll Ballard

Writing Credits

Melissa Mathison
(screenplay) &
Jeanne Rosenberg
(screenplay) and
William D. Wittliff
(screenplay)
Walter Farley
(novel)
Walter Murch
(uncredited)

Cast

Kelly Reno
Alec Ramsey
Mickey Rooney
Henry Dailey
Teri Garr
Alec's Mother
Clarence Muse
Snoe
Hoyt Axton
Alec's Father
Michael Higgins
Neville
Ed McNamara
Jake
Larbi Doghmi
Arab
John Burton
Jockey #1
John Buchanan
Jockey #2
Kristen Vigard
Becky
Fausto Tozzi
Rescue Captain
John Karlsen
Archeologist
Leopoldo Trieste
Priest
Frank Cousins
African Chieftain
Donald Hodson
Taurog
Marne Maitland
Drake Captain
Tom Dahlgren
Veterinarian
Cass-Olé
The Black Stallion
Junior
Additional Horse
Star
Additional Horse
Fae-Jur
Additional Horse
Olympic
Additional Horse
Rex
Additional Horse
Daniel Henning
Danny

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)
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