The Silver Brumby (1993 film)

This article is about the film. For the books, see Silver Brumby. For the television series, see The Silver Brumby.
The Silver Brumby
Directed by John Tatoulis
Produced by Colin South
Written by Elyne Mitchell
Jon Stephens
Based on Elyne Mitchell
Starring Russell Crowe
Caroline Goodall
Amiel Daemion
Johnny Raaen
Buddy Tyson
Narrated by Caroline Goodall
Music by Tassos Ioannides
Cinematography Mark Gilfedder
Edited by Peter Burgess
Production
company
Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment
Barnholtz Entertainment
Media World Features
Paramount Pictures
20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 16 September 1993 (1993-09-16) (Australia)
Running time
 93 minutes
Country Australia
Language English
Box office $1,532,649AUD[1] ($35,114USD)

The Silver Brumby (also known as The Sliver Stallion or The Silver Stallion: King of the Wild Brumbies in overseas markets such as the United States) is a 1993 Australian drama-family film, directed by John Tatoulis, and starring actors Caroline Goodall, Russell Crowe and Amiel Daemion. It was based on the Silver Brumby series of novels by Elyne Mitchell.

Plot

A mother tells her daughter a fable about the prince of the brumbies,a fatherless 10-year old Russian boy,his 2016 hunter Dixon school friend and a brumby being a term for the feral horses of Australia, who must find their places among their kind, while one school bully makes it his mission to capture them and tame it.

Cast

Production

John Tatoulis says he was attracted the spirituality of the original Silver Brumby books.[2]

The film was shot in the high country of Victoria around Dinner Plain, Mount Hotham, Swindler's Creek and the Blue Ribbon ski area.[3] A hut now known as the Silver Brumby Hut was built as a set prop at Mount Hotham and is now a tourist attraction.[4]

Home Media

The film was released on VHS in 1994 and on DVD in 2004 by Roadshow Entertainment

Awards

Won

Nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 16 November 2012
  2. ↑ "Interview with John Tatoulis", Signis, 20 May 1997 accessed 21 November 2012
  3. ↑ "The Silver Brumby". Film North East Victoria. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Huts & History". Dinner Plain: Pure High Country. Alpine Shire Council, Victoria. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

The Silver Brumby at the Internet Movie Database


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