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The Silver Brumby (also known as The Silver 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.

The Silver Brumby
Directed by	John Tatoulis
Written by	Elyne Mitchell Jon Stephens
Based on	Elyne Mitchell
Produced by	Colin South
Starring	Russell Crowe Caroline Goodall Amiel Daemion Johnny Raaen Buddy Tyson
Narrated by	Caroline Goodall
Cinematography	Mark Gilfedder
Edited by	Peter Burgess
Music by	Tassos Ioannides
Production companies	Film Victoria Film Finance Corporation Australia
Distributed by	Roadshow Entertainment Barnholtz Entertainment Media World Features
Release date	16 September 1993 (1993-09-16) (Australia)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	$1,532,649AUD[1] ($996,222USD)

Plot

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A mother tells her daughter a fable about the prince of the brumbies- brumby being a term for the feral horses of Australia- who must find his place amongst his kind, while avoiding The Man who always seems to be hunting him.

The plot shifts to the birth of the titular character. Bel Bel, a wild palomino mare, gives birth to a blonde colt during a nighttime thunderstorm. She names the newborn foal Thowra, after the strong winds that blew that night. His sire, a chestnut stallion named Yarraman, is the leader of their herd.

The herd is under constant threat from being captured by men. One man becomes particularly obsessed with capturing Thowra, who is now a young stallion.[2]

Cast

• Caroline Goodall as Elyne Mitchell
• Amiel Daemion as Indi Mitchell
• Russell Crowe as The Man / Egan
• Johnny Raaen as Jock
• Buddy Tyson as Darcy
• Graeme Fullgrabe as Auctioneer
• Gary Amos as Rider #1
• Murray Chesson as Rider #2
• John Coles as Rider #3
• Danny Cook as Rider #4
• Peter Faithfull as Rider #5
• Richard Faithfull as Rider #6
• Cody Harris as Rider #7
• Ken Mitchell as Rider #8
• Charles A. Harris as Rider #9

Production

John Tatoulis says he was attracted to the project because of the spirituality of the Silver Brumby books.[3] The film was shot in the high country of Victoria around Dinner Plain, Mount Hotham, Swindler's Creek and the Blue Ribbon ski area.[4] A hut now known as the Silver Brumby Hut was built as a set prop at Mount Hotham and is now a tourist attraction.[5]

Home media

The film was released in the United States on VHS in 1994 by Paramount Home Video and on DVD in 2004 by Artisan Entertainment.

Awards

Won

• Australasian Performing Right Association 1994:
  • APRA Music Award - Best Film Score: Tassos Ioannides[6]
• Chicago International Children's Film Festival 1994:
  • Children's Jury Award - Feature Film
• Cinekid 1994:
  • Audience Award - John Tatoulis

Nominations

• Australian Film Institute 1993:
  • AFI Award - Best Screenplay: John Tatoulis

References

External links

• The Silver Brumby at IMDb
• The Silver Brumby is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• The Silver Brumby at Oz Movies

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