Miracle of the White Stallions backdrop
Miracle of the White Stallions

Miracle of the White Stallions

5.8 / 1019631h 58m

Synopsis

In WWII Austria, Col. Alois Podhajsky must protect his beloved Lipizzaner stallions and make sure that they are surrendered into the right hands. But Patton's something of a horse fancier and can help...if he sees the stallions perform.

Genre: Drama, Family

Status: Released

Director: Arthur Hiller

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Main Cast

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Col. Podhajsky

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Vedena Podhajsky

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Gen. Tellheim

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Rider Otto

James Franciscus

James Franciscus

Maj. Hoffman

John Larch

John Larch

General George S. Patton, Jr.

Brigitte Horney

Brigitte Horney

Gräfin Arco-Valley

Charles Regnier

Charles Regnier

General Stryker

Fritz Wepper

Fritz Wepper

Bereiter Hans

Erik Schumann

Erik Schumann

Capt. Danhoff

User Reviews

r96sk

Too pedestrian for my liking. The concept as a whole isn't all that interesting, at least in regards to making a film about it. Nothing about it really stands out really, Robert Taylor does a decent job as Podhajsky but I'm struggling to pick out any others. Also, for a film about horses there's hardly any major scenes with them. It's practically just 118 minutes filled with chatting which either goes against what Podhajsky desires or impacts Podhajsky and the Spanish Riding School. <em>'Miracle of the White Stallions'</em> is just all rather dull, which is a surprise for a film set during World War II. I assume Disney were going for an artsy film about Austria and its Lipizzan horses - as they similarly attempted with 1962's <em>'Almost Angels'</em>, which focuses on Vienna's Boys' Choir. It mostly worked in that, though it doesn't for me in this unfortunately.