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Miracle of the White Stallions
Miracle of the White Stallions
	Theatrical Film Poster
Directed by	Arthur Hiller
Written by	Alois Podhajsky; AJ Carothers
Based on	The Dancing White Horses of Vienna; by Alois Podhajsky
Produced by	Ron Miller; Walt Disney
Starring	Robert Taylor; Lilli Palmer
Cinematography	Günther Anders
Edited by	Alfred Srp; Cotton Warburton
Music by	Paul J. Smith
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	March 29, 1963 (U.S.);
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2,550,000 (US/ Canada)

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Miracle of the White Stallions is a 1963 American adventure war film released by Walt Disney starring Robert Taylor (playing Alois Podhajsky), Lilli Palmer, and Eddie Albert. It is based on the story of Operation Cowboy which was the evacuation of the Lipizzaner horses from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna during World War II. Major parts of the movie were shot at the Hermesvilla palace in the Lainzer Tiergarten of Vienna, a former hunting area for the Habsburg nobility. The music for the soundtrack was based on the first movement of Franz Schubert's Marche Militaire no 1, D733.

Plot

In 1945 Austria, during World War II, Col. Alois Podhajsky sets out to protect his beloved Lipizzaner stallions - purebred white show horses with centuries of tradition - from starving refugees and the advancing Soviet Army, which might also view them as a food source. Hoping to surrender them into safekeeping, he seeks out U.S. General George S. Patton, a noted horse fancier.^[a]

Cast

Robert Taylor - Col. Alois Podhajsky
Lilli Palmer - Vedena Podhajsky
Curd Jürgens - Gen. Tellheim
Eddie Albert - Rider Otto
James Franciscus - Maj. Hoffman
John Larch - Gen. George S. Patton
Brigitte Horney - Countess Arco-Valley
Philip Abbott - Col. Reed
Douglas Fowley - General Walton Walker
Charles Régnier - SS-Brigadeführer Streicher
Fritz Wepper - Rider Hans
Guenther Haenel - Groom Sascha
Hans Habietinek - Innkeeper Hager
Philo Hauser - Dispatcher
Michael Janisch - Refugee Leader
Max Haufler - Engineer
Robert Dietl - German MP Captain
Erik Schumann - German Capt. Danhoff
Helmuth Janatsch - Intruder
Michael Tellering - Stryker's Adjutant
James Dobson - Southern GI

Comic book adaption

Gold Key: Miracle of the White Stallions (June 1963)^[2]^[3]

Notes

^ Patton came from a wealthy and distinguished family, riding since childhood. Commissioned into the Cavalry, he represented the United States in the 1912 Olympics in the Modern pentathlon; one of its five events includes Show jumping. He designed the M1913 Cavalry saber (famed as the Patton saber), and went on to become the Cavalry's top instructor, then the Army's first Master of the Sword. Always a devoted rider, even during wartime, he was known until his death for wearing riding breeches and high boots as his distinct personal uniform.

References

^ "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, January 8, 1964 p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
^ "Gold Key: Miracle of the White Stallions". Grand Comics Database.
^ Gold Key: Miracle of the White Stallions at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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[2] Patton came from a wealthy and distinguished family, riding since childhood. Commissioned into the Cavalry, he represented the United States in the 1912 Olympics in the Modern pentathlon; one of its five events includes Show jumping. He designed the M1913 Cavalry saber (famed as the Patton saber), and went on to become the Cavalry's top instructor, then the Army's first Master of the Sword. Always a devoted rider, even during wartime, he was known until his death for wearing riding breeches and high boots as his distinct personal uniform.

[1] "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, January 8, 1964 p 71. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.

[3] "Gold Key: Miracle of the White Stallions". Grand Comics Database.

[4] Gold Key: Miracle of the White Stallions at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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-'''''Miracle of the White Stallions''''' is a 1963 American [[adventure film|adventure]] [[war film]] released by [[Walt Disney]] starring [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] (playing [[Alois Podhajsky]]), [[Lilli Palmer]],  and [[Eddie Albert]]. It is the story of the evacuation of the [[Lipizzaner]] horses from the [[Spanish Riding School]] in [[Vienna]] during [[World War II]]. Major parts of the movie were shot at the [[Hermesvilla]] palace in the [[Lainzer Tiergarten]] of Vienna, a former hunting area for the [[Habsburg]] nobility.  The music for the soundtrack was based on the first movement of [[Schubert|Franz Schubert]]'s Marche Militaire no 1, D733.
+'''''Miracle of the White Stallions''''' is a 1963 American [[adventure film|adventure]] [[war film]] released by [[Walt Disney]] starring [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] (playing [[Alois Podhajsky]]), [[Lilli Palmer]],  and [[Eddie Albert]]. It is based on the story of [[Operation Cowboy]] which was the evacuation of the [[Lipizzaner]] horses from the [[Spanish Riding School]] in [[Vienna]] during [[World War II]]. Major parts of the movie were shot at the [[Hermesvilla]] palace in the [[Lainzer Tiergarten]] of Vienna, a former hunting area for the [[Habsburg]] nobility.  The music for the soundtrack was based on the first movement of [[Schubert|Franz Schubert]]'s Marche Militaire no 1, D733.
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