THE BLACK STALLION (1979, Carroll Ballard/Francis Ford Coppolla). As a late-night storm rages outside their ocean liner, 11-year-old Alec and his father sort through winnings from a poker game earlier in the evening– including a small golden figurine of Bucephalus, steed of Alexander the Great.
Great performance by the father, played by country music singer Hoyt Axton. He is only in the film briefly, but ...
