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Miracle of the White Stallions
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Genre | ACTION, Action/Adventure, LIVE |
Format | Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC |
Contributor | Brigitte Horney, Erik Schumann, James Franciscus, Lilli Palmer, Michael Janisch, John Larch, Eddie Albert, Philip Abbott, Max Haufler, Arthur Hiller, Philo Hauser, Frtiz Wepper, A.J. Carothers, Robert Taylor, Curt Jurgens, Charles Regnier, Douglas Fowley See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 32 minutes |
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Product Description
One of the great untold stories of World War II unfolds in this suspenseful adventure-drama. During the last perilous months of the conflict, Vienna's famed Spanish Riding School -- and its prized Lipizzan stallions -- is threatened by devastating bombing raids and indifferent Nazi commanders. Despite the dangers involved in evacuating the magnificent animals, the school's director (Robert Taylor) and a handful of heroic citizens attempt a daring, life-threatening plan to move the stallions away from the ravages of war and, more importantly, keep the historic breed alive.|The movie is based on the true story of a famed Spanish riding school in Vienna, which bred stately Lipizzan horses.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : G (General Audience)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces
- Item model number : 2259729
- Director : Arthur Hiller
- Media Format : Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 32 minutes
- Release date : March 2, 2004
- Actors : Robert Taylor, Lilli Palmer, Curt Jurgens, Eddie Albert, James Franciscus
- Subtitles: : Spanish
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Unqualified
- Studio : WALT DISNEY PICTURES
- ASIN : B0000DZTIT
- Writers : A.J. Carothers
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #50,337 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #3,943 in Kids & Family DVDs
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The solid background musical score is by long-time Disney studio composer Paul Smith, who won an Academy Award ® for his work on Pinocchio. Smith worked for the studio from 1934 to 1962, writing the music for most of the Disney True-Life Adventures and many of their short cartoons. He was nominated for his compositions for Cinderella, Song of the South, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Saludos Amigos, and The Three Caballeros. The famous composing duo, the Sherman Brothers, were asked by Walt Disney to create a German style song for the production, and so "Just Say `Auf Widersehen' " was born. The film is 117 minutes in length in the theatrical edit version. Released on VHS in 1987, and DVD in 2004.
STORY: During World War II, the Colonel Podhajsky (Robert Taylor) and his famous Spanish Riding School featuring white Lipizzaner horses in Vienna are threatened as the Nazis are moving in. The Colonel smuggles the stallions into St. Martin. The mares of the breed are in Czechoslovakia, and the Colonel fears their fate with the swiftly approaching Russians. The Colonel hatches a bold plan to appeal to U.S. General Patton, who is known a s horseman, to help rescue the horse and protect the future breeding. Great supporting cast including Eddie Albert.
The man (one of the greatest horsemen ever) Alois Podjhasky who was director of the School for 30 years was also involved in the production. Robert Taylor, the actor who plays him in the film, was terrified of the stallions. They put him on one of the experienced older school horses. Unfortunately, the stallion neighed. Taylor leaped off in terror. And they finally sent for one of the stallions who had, long before, been retired from the school. So, when you see the scenes of the Lipizanners actually in performance it it is the great Podjhasky that is riding, not Mr. Taylor! This is really a great opportunity to see the stallions at their best!
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Alois Podhajsky, the Director of the school, made a bold request of the Americans, especially General Patton who himself had ridden in the 1912 Olympics, to save the horses. Patton appreciated the tradition of the Spanish Riding School and was able to effect the rescue of the breeding mares along with allied prisoners of war, effectively saving the Lipizzaners and the tradition of the School.
This Disney movie was made in 1963 and has some of the typical Disney characteristics of the time such as blunting the visual depiction of violence and war, but beyond the technical shortcomings, the movie accurately captures the desperate situation facing those who would save a longstanding tradition bound in living beings -- both the horses and the riders -- and how many individuals through both minor and grand gestures worked toward a common cause and saved an institution.
Some Interesting 'Backstage' Information: The main character, Colonel Alois Podhajsky, is a bronze medal winner and famous dressage performer/trainer around the world. He was famous even before his debut with the Lippizzans. In his book, My Horses, My Teachers (highly reccomended for someone who knows something of horses), he recalls his experiences filming the movie. Obviously, Taylor wasn't the horseman that Podhajsky was, so the Colonel actually rode his parts. The horse he needed to ride (the horse he rode in history, Neapolitano Africa, was deceased) was a young stallion, who only recently had taken the place of Maestoso Alea in leading the quadrille and doing the solo during performances. (I can't remember the stallions name, and I don't have my book handy...sorry) He had a 'bad' habit of "singing" whenever another stallion entered the arena, and Podhajsky was unable to break him of it without implementing methods he saw as too harsh for such an intelligent horse. So, the stallion performed, "singing" along with the motions of his body. When Taylor mounted him, the horse started neighing. Podhajsky tried to convince him that the horse was only talking and that he would soon quiet, but was unable to settle the rider. The great scene, in performing for General Patton, was ridden by not only two riders (Podhajsky performing and Taylor doing the walking parts) but two HORSES, the young stallion who still had a black mane, and a old longe horse that they had dug up for Taylor. Kinda interesting! Anyway, this guy is a master!!! I just wish that Neapolitano Africa had been alive to perform the part himself.
In another scene, when the horses are being led from the Riding Hall to the bunker during an air raid, there were firecrackers bursting and all sorts of things near the horses to make the scene appear real. Of course, they also frightened the stallions and they reared and tugged and performed just like they should have, as a result of their fear. Podhajsky says that the "American producers" enjoyed running many takes, and doing lots of rehearsals. As a result of this, the stallions learned after the second shoot that there was nothing to be afraid of, and walked into the next acting pacified and calm.
Unfortunately no extras or "behind the scenes" on this dvd!