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Hidalgo (2004) -- Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier (Mortensen) who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
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User Rating:
6.6/10   21,459 votes
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Director:
Joe Johnston
Writer (WGA):
John Fusco (written by)
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Release Date:
5 March 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama more
Tagline:
The True Story Of A Man Who Went Halfway Around The World To Find Himself. more
Plot:
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world... full summary | full synopsis
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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Well made adventure yarn more (320 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dash (Philippines: English title) (review title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for adventure violence and some mild innuendo.
Runtime:
136 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Arabic | Sioux
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
If you select the Spanish audio track on the DVD and Blu-ray Disc, you will hear Viggo Mortensen dubbing his own character's voice. He is fluent in the language. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The blood on Hidalgo's nose as he approaches the finish line disappears for one shot. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Frank T. Hopkins: [to Hidalgo] C'mon little brother. Checkout time. Yeah.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in America's First Horse: Hidalgo and the Spanish Mustang (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
The Passing of the Red Man more

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29 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
Well made adventure yarn, 20 March 2004
8/10
Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

A great action/adventure movie! I was surprised at just how good it was, as it has received so little attention. Viggo Mortensen of Lord of the Rings plays Frank Hopkins, a real-life cowboy, although probably much fictionalized in this movie. He is a half-breed, part Native American and part white. In the film's prologue, he works for the cavalry and witnesses the massacre of his people at Wounded Knee. The event scars him and he becomes a lush. For some easy money, he and his horse, Hidalgo, enter Buffalo Bill's roadshow. Hidalgo is so famous that a sheik has sent a servant to invite him to participate in a race across the Arabian desert, which he accepts, it being a better alternative to the humiliating performances. It's really a classical adventure movie, with princesses and scimitars and sandstorms and swarms of locusts. Omar Sharif co-stars as the sheik. Its nice to see a movie like this made with care. It never gets stupid, and, while it moves quickly, it isn't too fast, either. The director is Joe Johnston, whom I think is an undervalued filmmaker who specializes in these kinds of enjoyable yarns. His previous films include Jurassic Park 3, which is my favorite of that series, Jumanji, The Rocketeer, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, as well as episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, which I loved in my tween years. He also made October Sky, which I haven't seen, but has been recommended. The film also features good performances from Zuleikha Robinson, soon to be a star, I'm sure, Louise Lombard, and Adam Alexi-Malle, one of my favorite character actors (he was the guy who wrote Chubby Rain in the movie Bowfinger). 8/10.

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different horse movies djmdog211
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