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Hidalgo is a 2004 biographical action war drama film directed by Joe Johnston and written by John Fusco. The movie stars Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, and Silas Carson, with Shelly Johnson serving as director of photography. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, Casey Silver Productions, and Dune Films, the film was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Netflix. It was released in the United States and Morocco, with principal photography set in a desert environment and narrative locations in South Dakota.
The story centers on a horse and horse racing, featuring keywords such as middle east and racehorse. The film has a runtime of 136 minutes and is rated PG-13. Its original language is English. The production had a budget of 100,000,000. James Newton Howard composed the score, and Robert Dalva edited the film. The tagline for the release is "Unbridled. Unbroken. Unbeaten."
Critical reception includes a review score of 46% and a Metascore of 54. Audience ratings vary, with an IMDb score of 6.7 based on 88,472 votes and a TMDb average of 6.912. The film grossed 108,040,622 at the box office, with some sources citing revenue of 108,103,450. It received one win and two nominations in total.
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6.9Set 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...
Cast
- Viggo Mortensen as Frank Hopkins
- Zuleikha Robinson as Jazira
- Omar Sharif as Sheikh Riyadh
- Louise Lombard as Lady Anne Davenport
- J.K. Simmons as Buffalo Bill Cody
- Adoni Maropis as Sakr
Themes
- middle east
- horse race
- horse
- racehorse
- biography
- sheik
- mustang
- sword fight
- desert
- cowboy
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
88,472 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
46%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Biography
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Joe Johnston
- Written by
- John Fusco
- Produced by
- Casey Silver
- Starring
- Viggo Mortensen Omar Sharif Saïd Taghmaoui
- Cinematography
- Shelly Johnson
- Edited by
- Robert Dalva
- Music by
- James Newton Howard
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures , Casey Silver Productions
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release date
- March 5, 2004 ( 2004-03-05 )
- Running time
- 136 minutes
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $100 million
- Box office
- $108.1 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- horse racing
- Director
- Joe Johnston
- Screenwriter
- John Fusco
- Cast member
- Frank Collison
- Composer
- James Newton Howard
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Shelly Johnson
- Narrative location
- South Dakota
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 776351
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2004-03-05
- title
- Hidalgo
- film editor
- Robert Dalva
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in environment
- desert
- review score
- 54/100
- capital cost
- 100000000
- box office
- 108040622
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Hidalgo is a 2004 epic biographical Western film directed by Joe Johnston and written by John Fusco. Based on the legend of American distance rider Frank Hopkins and his mustang Hidalgo, it recounts Hopkins' racing his horse in Arabia in 1891 against Bedouins riding pure-blooded Arabian horses. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, and Omar Sharif.
Hidalgo was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution under the Touchstone Pictures label on March 5, 2004. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office, grossing $108.1 million against a budget of $100 million.
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