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May 25, 1990 · King of the Wind: Directed by Peter Duffell. With Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson, Frank Finlay, Jenny Agutter. In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel, evil and good and thus begins the life of Sham.
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- Adventure
- Peter Duffell
- 1990-05-25
King of the Wind. (film) King of the Wind is a 1990 British adventure film directed by Peter Duffell and starring Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson and Frank Finlay. It is based on the novel King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry. [1] The film depicts the life of the Godolphin Arabian, an Arab colt in 18th-century Kingdom of Great Britain .
King of the Wind. Based on the Newbery Medal-winning novel, an Arabian colt named Sham becomes the companion of a young mute boy. When Sham is sent away as a gift in France, the boy refuses to leave his side. Together they begin a remarkable journey and friendship. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once ...
- 102 min
Publication date. 1948. Media type. Print (hardback & paperback) ISBN. 0-7862-2848-2 (reissue) King of the Wind is a novel by Marguerite Henry that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1949. [1] It was made into a film of the same name in 1990. [2]
- Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis
- 1948
In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil and good. And thus begins the life of Sham. He is a gift to the King of France, through a series of adventures with his faithful stable boy, Agba, he becomes the Godolphin Arabian, the founder of one of the greatest thoroughbred racing lines of ...
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- Peter Duffell
- PG
- 1
Based on author Marguerite Henry's popular children's novel, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1949, King of the Wind is a fictionalized account of the emergence of Sham, the renowned Godolphin Arabian who fathered a long line of outstanding race horses. The ancestries of Man o' War and Seabiscuit can be traced back to the Godolphin Arabian.
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Brief Synopsis. The story of a young Arab boy named Akba whose master allows him to raise an Arabian colt, Sham, after its mother dies. The boy and the horse are traded and sold many times. Eventually, they move to England where they live with an earl who would like one of his horses to win the famous Newmarket Rac ...
