Hidalgo (film)

Hidalgo is a 2004 film based on the lives of former horse rider Frank Hopkins and his endurance horse Hidalgo, a mustang. The story involves a 3000 mile race of the fastest endurance horses in the world through the deserts of Arabia in the 1890s.

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2004 - Film - Frank Hopkins - Mustang - Arabia - 1890s

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The movie was written by John Fusco and directed by Joe Johnston. It stars Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson and Omar Sharif.

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John Fusco - Joe Johnston - Viggo Mortensen - Zuleikha Robinson - Omar Sharif

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The events on which the movie were based are disputed by some as nothing more than tall tales. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=499665 Others view them to be slightly exaggerated true stories http://www.frankhopkins.com.

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