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Running Free (1999) -- The tale of the extraordinary life and times of Lucky, a horse that was born in captivity but achieves his dream of running free with the help of a stableboy.
Running Free (1999) -- The tale of the extraordinary life and times of Lucky, a horse that was born in captivity but achieves his dream of running free with the help of a stableboy.

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Director:
Sergei Bodrov
Writers (WGA):
Jean-Jacques Annaud (story) and
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Release Date:
2 June 2000 (USA) more
Plot:
The tale of the extraordinary life and times of Lucky, a horse that was born in captivity but achieves his dream of running free with the help of a stableboy. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
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Cast

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Chase Moore ... Young Richard
Maria Geelbooi ... Nyka

Arie Verveen ... Adult Richard
Jan Decleir ... Boss Man
Graham Clarke ... Mine Supervisor

Patrick Lyster ... Officer
Morne Visser ... Groom

Dan Robbertse ... Colonel (as Daniel J. Robbertse)
Nicholas Trueb ... Hans, Boss' Son
Robin Smith ... Blacksmith
Iluce Kgao ... Nyka's Friend

Lukas Haas ... Narrator (voice)
Fat Albert ... Caesar (the horse)
Kateefa ... Grey Mare / Lucky's Dam
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hoofbeats (USA) (pre-release title)
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Runtime:
81 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS

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A horse and his boy..., 15 July 2001
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Author: rps-2 from Bracebridge Ont

A rather nice boy and his horse picture. Or is it a horse and his boy? There are some great animal shots. (It must have been hell getting the horses to "act.") The film is shot in Namibia, the setting for the story, and there are some superb scenes. My only problem with the film was the rather absurd off camera narration by the horse. And even if they had to use this tired device, they could have chosen a better voice than the wimpy one they did. But all in all, it made for a pleasant enough evening and I imagine for a horse lover (which I am not) it would be sublime.

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