Hidalgo (2004)
Genres: Biography, Western
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Saïd Taghmaoui, Peter Mensah, J. K. Simmons, Zuleikha Robinson, Adam Alexi-Malle, Silas Carson, Adoni Maropis, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Elizabeth Berridge, C. Thomas Howell, Todd Kimsey, Malcolm McDowell, Harsh Nayyar, Victor Talmadge, Joshua Wolf Coleman, David Midthunder
Hidalgo is a 2004 epic biographical western film based on the legend of the American distance rider Frank Hopkins and his mustang Hidalgo. It recounts Hopkins' racing his horse in Arabia in 1891 against Bedouins riding pure-blooded Arabian horses. The movie was written by John Fusco and directed by Joe Johnston. It stars Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, and Omar Sharif.