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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
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 776351
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- publication date
- 2004-03-05
- title
- Hidalgo
- review score
- 54/100
- capital cost
- 100000000
- box office
- 108040622
Sources (15)
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Article
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.