Its a film about a littlepublicized event in wwii, and shows how the two sides worked sidebyside to save a treasured piece of viennese history. Rent miracle of the white stallions 1963 on dvd and blu. Costarring lilli palmer, eddie albert, james franciscus and john larch as general patton, miracle of the white stallions was the second film from arthur hiller, who would go on to direct such hits as love story and the inlaws. This movie would be miracle of the white stallions. Fairly good movie for all the family especially tweenagers fond of horses. Forgotten classic miracle of the white stallions youtube. Miracle of the white stallions 1963 the spanish riding school of viennas director robert taylor protects its lipizzaners during world war ii. Miracle of the white stallions 1963 rotten tomatoes. Miracle of the white stallions arthur hiller, 1963 710. Martins in the spring of 1945 and learned that the lipizzan stallions were in. A look back at disneys miracle of the white stallions and. Your good friend pozzible here remembers the disney classic made for tv.
Martins towards the end of the film, provide some laughs. Miracle of the white stallions 1963 stream and watch. Major parts of the movie were shot at the hermesvilla palace in the lainzer tiergarten of vienna, a former hunting area for the habsburg nobility. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1963 movies 1963. In the miracle of the white stallions, the movie has reordered the true order of events to make it seem as if patton first granted protection for the spanish riding school and the performing stallions, and then learned that the mares and foals from austrias national stud farm were in danger. Robert taylor too old, and the movies end is not very exciting. I bought this because my granddaughter is as horse crazy as i have been all my life.
Alois podhajsky must protect his beloved lipizzaner stallions and. Ill talk about the other one soon, but one is disneys 1963 movie miracle of the white stallions, starring robert taylor as colonel alois podhajsky. Miracle of the white stallions, full movie full movie 1963. Miracle of the white stallions 1963 movie moviefone. Viennas famed spanish riding school and its prized lipizzan stallions is threatened by devastating bombing raids and. Robert taylor, lilli palmer, curt jurgens, eddie albert, james franciscus, john larch, brigitte horney, philip abbott. Miracle of the white stallions 1963 directed by arthur. The united states third army, under the command of general george s.
The movie is based on the true story of a famed spanish riding school in vienna, which bred stately lipizzan horses. That film was largely based on a memoir written by colonel alois podhajsky called my dancing white horses and focuses narrowly on the fate of. Jul 29, 2016 recently walt disneys miracle of the white stallions celebrated its 53rd anniversary. The miracle of the white stallions has been transferred to disc in the fullscreen aspect ratio of 1. It is the story of the evacuation of the lipizzaner horses from the spanish riding school in vienna during world war ii. Robert taylors insistence on keeping that jet black hair as he aged led to an unfortunate resemblance to count dracula. In the waning months of world war ii, colonel alois podhajsky robert taylor, head of the famed spanish riding school in vienna, austria, fears. No additional bonus materials have been included for this release. A joke about the austrian location of the spanish riding school and a discussion between one of the soldiers and vedena about stale fudge are both amusing. However, in 1963, the disney movie miracle of the white stallions brought back the interest in the building. Since the lippizann stallions train near us, i wanted to share the video with my children and grandchildren. Miracle of the white stallions vhs, 1997 for sale online ebay.
Miracle of the white stallions is a 1963 film released by walt disney starring robert taylor, lilli palmer, and eddie albert. Recently walt disneys miracle of the white stallions celebrated its 53rd anniversary. The miracle of the white stallions and the perfect. Miracle of the white stallions arthur hiller, 1963 youtube.
Miracle of the white stallions dvd, 2004 for sale online. A true drama in every sense of the word, the film is set during world war ii and tells the tale of the famed lipizzan horses of the spanish riding school and their escape from vienna. Distributed by buena vista distribution in both the us and foreign markets, this. The true story was about the lipizzan stallions and how the whole breed was threatened by the nazis during world war 2. Walt disney glorifies the famous lipizzaner horses purebred snow white horses with centuries of tradition from the spanish riding school in vienna in this true story of their evacuation during wwii. Miracle of the white stallions dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. Viennas famed spanish riding school and its prized lipizzan stallions is threatened by devastating bombing raids and indifferent nazi commanders. The rescue of the lipizzans by the united states army, made famous by the disney movie miracle of the white stallions, occurred in two parts.
Miracle of the white stallions 1963 directed by arthur hiller. The rescue during world war ii of the lipizzan stallions is depicted in the 1963 walt disney movie miracle of the white stallions. Aug 19, 2014 the miracle of the white stallions your good friend pozzible here remembers the disney classic made for tv. Watch miracle of the white stallions online stream full. In my world, there are only two perfect horse movies. The horses are gorgeous, and we dont see near enough of them, which is the only real detriment to this fine film about the marvelous white stallions of vienna and the spanish riding school. Watch miracle of the white stallions starring robert taylor in this actionadventure on directv. This alien invasion movie redefined the summer blockbuster, with will smith as a determined quickwitted pilot, bill pullman as president, and jeff. Based on the autobiographical novel the dancing white horses of vienna by alois podhajsky, miracle of the white stallions tells us the true story of the lipizzaner stallions of the spanish riding school during wwii. Operation cowboy and the 1945 rescue of europes stolen horses duration. Beautiful horses and locations plus fine actors but it goes on too long.
Walt disney productions produced the movie in 1963, starring robert taylor, lilli palmer, and curt jurgens. This walt disney production is based on the true story of the rescue of the royal lipizzaner horses of vienna. The criticism of this film is that taylors performance is. Miracle of the white stallions vhs, 1997 for sale online. Miracle tells the story of a very fraught period in the history of the spanish riding school. Rent miracle of the white stallions 1963 on dvd and bluray. The movie was the only liveaction, relatively realistic film set against a world war ii backdrop that disney has ever produced. Released 1963, miracle of the white stallions stars robert taylor, lilli palmer, curd jurgens the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Despite the dangers involved in evacuating the magnificent animals, the schools director robert taylor and a handful of heroic citizens attempt a daring, lifethreatening plan to move the stallions away from the ravages of war and, more importantly, keep the historic breed alive. Alois podhajsky must protect his beloved lipizzaner stallions and make sure that they are surrendered into the right hands. When the bombs start falling on vienna near the end of the war, podhajsky secretly defies the nazis and smuggles the marvelous performing white stallions into rural st. Major parts of the movie were shot in the hermesvilla in vienna. We were raised in the air force and too have a chance to go to the movies on any base was a real gift. Miracle of the white stallions online 1962 movie yidio.
Miracle of the white stallions is a 1963 film released by walt disney starring robert taylor playing alois podhajsky, lilli palmer, and eddie albert. We can identify stallions that podhajsky rode by photographs of the time. Miracle of the white stallions disney movies threatened by nazis and air raids, heroic citizens try to move the lipizzian stallions to safety and keep the breed alive. Distributed by buena vista distribution in both the us and foreign markets, this liveaction film was by no me. Miracle of the white stallions 1963 release info imdb. During the postwwii russian occupation of vienna from 19451955, the villa was looted by the soviets, became run down and remained in poor condition for a number of years. Miracle of the white stallions film true story of how colonel alois podhajsky, director of viennas world famous spanish riding school, saves the school and its beautiful lipizzan white horses during world war ii. The film concerns robert taylors efforts to save the horses aided of course by lilli palmer playing his wife. None of the miracle of the white stallions was filmed in the usa.
Review by aaron willcott based on the true story of colonel alios podhajsky, miracle of the white stallions is a departure from the traditional 1960s disney movie. This is an exceptional liveaction walt disney adventuredrama. Overview of miracle of the white stallions, 1963, directed by arthur hiller, with robert taylor, lilli palmer, curt jurgens, at turner classic movies. Miracle of the white stallions this is a great movie not only would i recommend it for all horse lovers but the world famous lipizzaner stallions world tour also has a recommentation in their brochure. Miracle of the white stallions is not a comedy, but the young members of the united states army, who arrive in st. I had seen this movie, miracle of the white stallions, as a child. You can watch miracle of the white stallions online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Miracle of the white stallions the feature films of walt.
Miracle of the white stallions the 1962 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Rent miracle of the white stallions 1963 starring robert taylor and lilli palmer on dvd and bluray. A look back at disneys miracle of the white stallions. Miracle of the white stallions photos view all photos 2 movie info.
The movie begins in documentary style, with a narrator detailing a brief history of the spanish riding school. The dialogue is in english, with optional spanish subtitles and closed captions in english. The entire movie was filmed in vienna and the surrounding areas. Miracle of the white stallions is a film directed by arthur hiller with robert taylor, lilli palmer, curd jurgens, eddie albert, year.
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