Anna Sewell

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life. (imdb)

Based on the novel by Anna Sewell

Widower Squire Weldon (Charles Evans). trying to raise his motherless daughter, Anne (Mona Freeman) presents her with a colt, Black Beauty (Highland Dale), in the hope that by disciplining the horse, she may learn to discipline herself. Passing through Birtwick Farms, Bill Dixon (Richard Denning, a young American, arouses Anne's interest when he expresses his hope of finding a "Very beautiful young colt" when he returns to England in two years. (imdb)

Anna Sewell's 1906 novel Black Beauty was given its most elaborate and thorough filmization to date in this five-part TV presentation. The scene has been shifted from England to Maryland, but otherwise Sewell's story about 13 years in the life of the beautiful and headstrong colt Black Beauty remains intact. In part one, telecast January 31, 1978, we see how Black Beauty is raised from a foal by the family of farmer Tom Gray (Martin Milner). (allmovie.com)

After some hesitation, 10-year-old Bobby accepts the gift of a magnificent black foal from his severe, thoughtless and overprotective father.

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life. (imdb)

A "reimagining" of the original story by Anna Sewell, this Black Beauty is born free in the American West and taken to Birtwick Stables where she meets and forms a bond with the teenage girl Jo Green.

Anna Sewell's "autobiography" of a horse named Black Beauty is here expanded to include the adventures of the humans who surround the horse.