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Rating: G. Release Date: March 29, 1963. Genre: Family, Live Action, Drama, Classics. Vienna's famed Spanish Riding School – and its prized Lipizzan stallions – is threatened by devastating bombing raids and indifferent Nazi commanders. Despite the dangers involved in evacuating the magnificent animals, the school's director and a handful ...
- Arthur Hiller
- Brigitte Horney
The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner ( Croatian: Lipicanac, Czech: Lipicán, German: Lipizzaner, Hungarian: Lipicai, Italian: Lipizzano, Serbian: Lipicaner, Slovene: Lipicanec) is a European breed of riding horse developed in the Habsburg Empire in the sixteenth century. It is of Baroque type, and is powerful, slow to mature and long-lived; the coat is ...
- Lipizzaner, Karster
- Compact, muscular, mostly but not exclusively gray in color, popularly associated with the Spanish Riding School.
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For years, thousands were drawn here by word-of-mouth to view the dazzling maneuvers of the rare white stallions. The Lipizzans were bred in the 16th Century by the Hapsburg royal family of Austria. A Herrmann ancestor, a knight, was given a Lipizzan stallion as a gift 300 years ago. Ever since, Lipizzans have remained in the family.
The Lipizzaner Stallions. The famous Spanish Riding School features the Lipizzaner horses (often called Lipizzan in North America), who trace their lineage back to the 1500s. The school only uses the stallions for performances. Here’s how to see the horses in Vienna, together with a brief history of the breed’s association with the riding ...
Released on March 29, 1963. Directed by Arthur Hiller. 118 min. Stars Robert Taylor (Col. Podhajsky), Lilli Palmer (Vedena Podhajsky), Curt Jurgens (Gen. Tellheim), Eddie Albert (Rider Otto), James Franciscus (Maj. Hoffman), John Larch (Gen. Patton). Based on the book, The Dancing White Horses of Vienna, by Colonel Podhajsky.
Mar 23, 2012 · From Amanda: Based on the autobiographical novel “The Dancing White Horses of Vienna” by Alois Podhajsky, Miracle of the White Stallions tells us the true story of the Lipizzaner stallions of the Spanish Riding School during WWII. Walt Disney Productions produced the movie in 1963, starring Robert Taylor, Lilli Palmer, and Curt Jurgens.
