There's been talk of the
movie on ridecamp but hadn't seen this release notice. If it's a
duplication, I appologize.
Linda
HIDALGO Release Date: tent. October 3,
2003
Genre: Action/Adventure
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif,
Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard, Said Taghmaoui
Director: Joe
Johnston
Written by: John Fusco
Producer: Casey
Silver
Executive Producer: Don Zepfel
Based on the true story of
the greatest long-distance horse race ever run, ?Hidalgo? is an epic
action-adventure and one man?s journey of personal redemption. Held yearly for
centuries, the Ocean of Fire?a 3,000 mile survival race across the Arabian
Desert?was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the
purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. In 1890, a
wealthy Sheik invited an American and his horse to enter the race for the first
time. Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) was a cowboy and dispatch rider for the
US cavalry who had once been billed as the greatest rider the West had ever
known. The Sheik (Omar Sharif) would put this claim to the test, pitting the
American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world?s greatest Arabian
horses and Bedouin riders?some of whom were determined to prevent the foreigner
from finishing the race. For Frank, the Ocean of Fire becomes not only a matter
of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse,
Hidalgo, attempt the impossible.
