Black Beauty (1978 film)

Black Beauty is a 1978 animated television film produced by the Australian division of Hanna-Barbera and based on the 1877 novel of the same name by Anna Sewell. It originally aired October 28, 1978 as part of Famous Classic Tales on CBS.[1]

Black Beauty
Based onBlack Beauty
by Anna Sewell
Written byKimmer Ringwald
Directed byChris Cuddington
Voices ofCatherine Cordell
Alan Dinehart
Mike Evans
David Gregory
Alan Young
Laurie Main
Narrated byAlan Young
Music byAustralian Screen Music
Country of originAustralia
United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
ProducerNeil Balnaves
EditorsPeter Jennings
Robert Ciaglia
Running time60 minutes
Production companyHanna-Barbera Australia
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 28, 1978 (1978-10-28)

The special was released on VHS by Worldvision Home Video (now CBS Home Entertainment) in 1983 and re-released through Goodtimes Home Video under the Kids Klassics Home Video label in 1987 and was released on DVD by Koch Vision.

Voices

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  • Catherine Cordell – Duchess
  • Alan Dinehart –
  • Mike Evans
  • David Gregory –
  • Barbara Stevens –
  • Alan Young – Narrator / Black Beauty / Nicholas Skinner
  • Cam Young –
  • Laurie Main – Farmer Grey / Squire Douglas Gordon / Pipe Smoking Stable Owner
  • Colin Hamilton –
  • Patricia Sigris –
  • David Comford –

References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
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