National Velvet / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Pandro S. Berman, directed by Clarence Brown ; Black Beauty / Warner Bros. presents a Robert Shapiro production. written for the screen & directed by Caroline Thompson ; The story of Seabiscuit / a Warner Bros.-First National picture, written by John Taintor Foote, produced by William Jacobs, directed by David Butler.
National Velvet: A determined girl and boy and a spirited thoroughbred horse join forces to attain the seemingly impossible dream of winning the Grand National Steeplechase. The Story of Seabiscuit: An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident....
| Uniform Title: | National Velvet (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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National Velvet: Includes English and French spoken languages and English, French, and Spanish subtitled versions. The story of Seabiscuit: English spoken language, English, French and Spanish subtitled versions. Black Beauty: English and French spoken laguages and English and French subtitled versions. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
[2006], ©2006.
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| Edition: | Full screen. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (305 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Black Beauty.
Story of Seabiscuit. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
National Velvet: A determined girl and boy and a spirited thoroughbred horse join forces to attain the seemingly impossible dream of winning the Grand National Steeplechase.
The Story of Seabiscuit: An Irish horse trainer and his niece come to Kentucky after her brother's death in a riding accident. While the trainer takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit and tries to convince the owner that the ungainly little horse can become a champion, his niece begins a romance with a jockey but is haunted by memories of her brother's accident.
Black Beauty: Faithfully based on Anne Sewell's classic novel, this horse story is told by its hero, the gallant Beauty, whose life takes him from a country squire's estate to London's hard, cobblestoned streets, through decades of owners both kindly and harsh. |
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| Note: | DVD release of the 1949 motion picture. National Velvet: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944. Black Beauty originally produced as a motion picture in 1994. The Story of Seabiscuit released as a motion picture in 1949. National Velvet based on the novel by Enid Bagnold. Special features: theatrical trailers, vintage featurette A day at Hollywood Park (The story of Seabiscuit). Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CP9 D0072476 VideoDVD |
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National Velvet and Black Beauty: MPAA rating: G. The Story of Seabiscuit is not rated. |
| ISBN: | 1419823345 9781419823343 |
| Credits: | National Velvet: Screenplay, Theodore Reeves, Helen Deutsch ; music, Herbert Stothart ; editor, Robert J. Kern. Black Beauty: Producers, Robert Shapiro, Peter MacGregor-Scott ; writer & director, Caroline Thompson. |
| System Details: | DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Cast: |
National Velvet: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp.
Black Beauty: Sean Bean, David Thewlis, Andrew Knott.
The Story of Seabiscuit: Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Lon McCallister. |