miracle of the white stallions
conveniently, these treasures must be hauled out on wagons pulled by white stallions .
( the story was retold in the 1962 disney film'' the miracle of the white horses,'' with the crucial roles filled by lipica lipizzaners. )
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. it was filmed at the actual spanish riding school in vienna, austria .
recently walt disney’s miracle of the white stallions celebrated its 53rd anniversary. distributed by buena vista distribution in both the us and foreign markets, this live - action film was by no means a high - grossing blockbuster success. in fact, this 93 - minute film only made about $ 2. 5 million. regardless of its financial success, miracle of the white stallions is a unique film in many ways and a true gem .
the spanish riding school only accepts lipizzaner stallions. other lipizzaner riding schools accept both mares and stallions .
correction: march 16, 2000, thursday a front - page article on saturday about a dispute over which horses qualify as lipizzaners, the performing animals first bred in slovenia more than 400 years ago, misstated the title and the date of a walt disney film about them. it was'' the miracle of the white stallions,'' not'' the miracle of the white horses.'' the film was released in 1963, not 1962 .
general patton and colonel podhajsky after the evacuation of the lipizzaner stallions during ww2 .
large parts of this film were filmed on location at the spanish riding school and other areas of vienna. the actual riding and performance for general patton was performed be the spanish riding school and was choreographed by alois podhajsky. it is an amazing thing to watch and just another reason that miracle of the white stallions is so special. walt disney was very proud of the finished product and it was edited into two wonderful world of color tv episodes; “walt disney’s wonderful world of color: flight of the white stallions: part 1 and part 2. ”
the perfect horse: the daring u. s. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the nazis
, starring robert taylor as colonel alois podhajsky, featured the rescue of the stallions of the spanish riding school, the latest film tells of the rescue of the mares by the third army’s united states second cavalry .
this story of adventure and suspense in which the famed lipizzan stallions must be rescued from advancing axis forces during world war ii has been given a straightforward presentation on dvd. the miracle of the white stallions has been transferred to disc in the full - screen aspect ratio of 1. 33: 1, while the audio has been mastered in dolby digital mono. the dialogue is in english, with optional spanish subtitles and closed captions in english. no additional bonus materials have been included for this release .
miracle of the white stallions: urltoken robert taylor, lilli palmer, curt jurgens, eddie albert, james franciscus, john larch, brigitte horney, philip abbott, charles regnier, erik schumann, douglas fowley, philo hauser, max haufler, michael janisch, frtiz wepper, arthur hiller, a. j. carothers: dvd
everyone agrees that a lipizzaner must have the classic white coat, arched neck, broad chest, short but strong legs and the rest of the look that makes the horse, in the words of the lipizzaner museum,'' a baroque work of art.''
lipizzaner stallions enter the spanish riding school around the age of four years old and training takes an average of six years or until the horse and rider have mastered “school quadrille. ”
the stock for the lipizzaner comes from the cross breeding of spanish, barb, arabian and the now extinct neapolitan horse breeds. eight stallions and 35 mares are recognized as the foundation stock for this breed. it is said that every lipizzaner horse (even the horses of today) are able to trace their lineage back to one of the original eight stallions .
, occurred in two parts: the united states third army under the command of general george s. patton, was near st. martins in the spring of 1945 and learned that the lipizzan stallions were in the area .
in wwii austria, col. alois podhajsky must protect his beloved lipizzaner stallions and make sure that they are surrendered into the right hands. but patton' s something of a horse fancier and can help... if he sees the stallions perform .
just after joining the european union, austria asked to be named official keeper of the central stud book of origin of the 3, 500 lipizzaners in the world .
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 of heroic citizens attempt a daring, life - threatening plan to move the stallions away from the ravages of war and keep the historic breed alive .
but in the age of globalization, even dreams of white horses need their fine print scrutinized by lawyers. both the european union and the world trade organization have been drawn into a dispute over what exactly makes a horse an official descendant of those first bred in this mountain hamlet in 1580 .
the mob is quickly defeated as bombs of the “conquerors” are heard in the distance. capture is inevitable and the colonel fears for the lives of his animals .
in 1945 the fate of vienna' s famous lipizzaner stallions hangs into balance. american general patton could save them but first he asks to see them perform .
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i was quite disappointed because the film was not how i remembered it. there are not enough scenes with the beautiful white horses and the acting is pretty bad. the only redeeming quality is that it is based on true events in the second world war but this movie does not do the story justice .
one of the great untold stories of world war ii unfolds in walt disney' s suspenseful adventure - drama. during the last perilous months of the conflict, 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 (robert taylor) and a handful of heroic citizens attempt a daring, life - threatening plan to move the stallions away from the ravages of war and, more importantly, keep the historic breed alive. directed by arthur hiller .
one of the great untold stories of world war ii unfolds in this suspenseful adventure - drama. during the last perilous months of the conflict, 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 (robert taylor) and a handful of heroic citizens attempt a daring, life - threatening plan to move the stallions away from the ravages of war and, more importantly, keep the historic breed alive. | the movie is based on the true story of a famed spanish riding school in vienna, which bred stately lipizzan horses .
begins with the nazi army not allowing colonel podhajsky to evacuate the horses for their safety. disobeying orders for fear of the horses' lives, colonel podhajsky flees overnight with the horses from the school. after getting help from people along the way (all of whom are fans of the lipizzan horses), colonel podhajsky gets the horses out of vienna. the members of the spanish riding school take refuge with the horses at st. martins .
is a departure from the traditional 1960s disney movie. a true drama in every sense of the word, the film is set during world war ii and tells the tale of the famed lipizzan horses of the spanish riding school and their escape from vienna .
the menus are static and 16x9. only a portion of the film' s score accompanies the main menu .
at the end of the superb performance, the colonel makes a final plea to general patton and the entire u. s. army to protect the spanish riding school and help in finding the lipizzaner mares trapped across the line of demarcation in czechoslovakia .
during world war ii, the high command of nazi germany transferred most of europe’s lipizzan breeding stock to hostau, czechoslovakia. the breeding stock was taken from piber in 1942, and additional mares and foals from other european nations arrived in 1943. the stallions of the spanish riding school were evacuated to st. martins, austria from vienna in january 1945, when bombing raids neared the city and the head of the spanish riding school, colonel alois podhajsky, feared the horses were in danger. by spring of 1945, the horses at hostau were threatened by the advancing soviet army .
during the last perilous months of world war ii, vienna' s famed spanish riding school - - and its prized lipizzan stallions - - is threatened by devastating bombing raids and indifferent nazi commanders .
check the bibliography in this novel: the perfect horse: the daring u. s. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the nazis hardcover – august 23, 2016 – by elizabeth letts. she’s covered more resources than i can imagine, and traveled to europe to visit the sites, met family members of the unsung heroes who risked so much to save the horse .
a disney film that doesn' t quite know whether it is meant for adults or for children, the miracle of the white stallions is a fact - based adventure story that is never as exciting or impressive as the true events upon which it is based. a. j. carothers' s screenplay is the main source of the problem, warring with itself by treating the material with too much simplicity for adults but not providing the kids with enough
oomph
to make it worth their while. director arthur hiller does not help matters, starting the film at a sluggish pace and keeping most of it languid, even when the story itself seems to be begging for more energy and verve. robert taylor' s wooden performance also adds to the film' s problems, although eddie albert helps to take up the slack whenever he is onscreen, and curd jurgens gives a nicely turned performance. still, stallions would be all too easy to dismiss were it not for the horses themselves, beautiful beasts whose grace and agility light up the screen. when they' re given a chance to strut their stuff, the film breaks free from its usual plodding and manages to soar .
taken by the russians. ultimately, colonel podhajsky fights against the nazi government, anxious refugees, and many other obstacles throughout the course of the film for the beautiful lippizon horses .
patton learned of the raid, and arranged for podhajsky to fly to hostau. on may 12, american soldiers began riding, trucking and herding the horses 35 miles across the border into kotztinz, germany. the lipizzaners were eventually settled in temporary quarters in wimsbach, until the breeding stock returned to piber in 1952, and the stallions returned to the spanish riding school in 1955 .
what about the actual horses? what was so special about these stallions that military men willing risked life and career to move a stable full of horses across enemy borders? let’s take a look at this very unique, intelligent and classical breed of horse .
patton himself was a horseman, and like podhajsky, had competed in the olympic games. on may 7, 1945, podhajsky put on an exhibition of the spanish riding school stallions for patton and undersecretary of war robert p. patterson, and at its conclusion requested that patton take the horses under his protection .
the film opens with a narrated history of the lipizzan horses set to footage of the stallions and ponies playing in a field. the movie takes place in the spring of 1945 towards the end of world war ii. col. podhajsky gets a visit at the spanish riding school from nazi generals denying a request to remove the horses from vienna for their safety and forcing them to remain open, despite all of his staff being sent to war. fearing for the safety of the horses, podhajsky sneaks the horses out of vienna on a train to a refuge castle. a group of men unsuccessfully attempt to steal the horses to get away. podhajsky hears that an american general, general george s. patton jr. , will give money to help save the school if they can throw a private performance for him. the performance earns them the protection of the american army. a battle ensues as they attempt to relocate the horses, which are only saved because they mixed the limizzans with other common horses to confuse the nazis. upon their joyous return to vienna, they give their first performance since the nazis invaded to tremendous applause .
the colonel, with his riders headed back to war, his mares and foals sent off to the unknown in czechoslovakia, and his stallions threatened by air raid, appeals once more to the nazi powers to evacuate what remains of the spanish riding school. the request to remove the horses is denied by a very glum general striker. however, the “area defense commander” general tellheim informally gives permission to evacuate priceless “treasures” from the school .
the spanish riding school, built in 1735 and named after the original spanish heritage of the lipizzaner horses, still remains the home of the riding school. it was at this school that the traditional methods for training lipizzaners were developed. these methods are still in use .
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his wife says, “you must understand. there are people in this world to whom a horse is just a horse. white, black or piebald. not a thing of beauty of culture. just a horse! a means of transportation or perhaps something to fill their stomachs. ” she follows up with a valiant plea for him to keep fighting, for the horses and for hope. smart woman. the colonel immediately denounces nazism, rids himself of his military rank and uniform, trashes all their weapons, and begins preparing for the arrival of the americans .
the merriment dies quickly as the men are informed that they will be forced to leave the school and head back to active service at the war front. dinner is then interrupted by the sudden sound of sirens, warning of an imminent air raid .
initially, the methods for training at the spanish riding school were passed down orally. it wasn’t until 1898, almost 160 years after the opening of the school, that the first instruction guide was written .
once the u. s. army arrives, we are quickly introduced to a young major hoffman, who apparently hails “from that part of texas where they still know how to ride a horse. ” with his help, the colonel petitions the american commander to protect the 70 lipizzaner stallions residing in st. martin along with the mare and foals still in czechoslovakia. the commander can offer no such help .
it wasn' t worth the increase in price of the item. otherwise, the movie was quite good! i might order more movies if the prices were not so expensive .
anyway, the war ends and german officials are stripped of their country by the allies. the horses face another more immediate threat though, namely a creepy refugee and his mob, who intend to ride the horses out of eastern europe to flee the allied russians .
the stallions, though highly intelligent, remain indifferent to these human machinations. for who would neigh - say such a career: one or two shows a week, a little school, alpine vacations and a retirement to a paddock full of mares .
loosely based in fact, this slow - moving disney film is an uninspired treatment of an inspiring story - - the preservation of the famed lipizzan horses at the end of ww ii. returning to the screen after a three - year absence, robert taylor delivers a lackluster performance as col. podhajsky, the head of vienna' s spanish riding school. worried about the fate... read more
is beautifully shot and has a few great moments, it is a generally disappointing film. the audience is given little reason to care for the characters or an emotional understanding of why it is important to save the horses, other than to preserve tradition. perhaps one of the weirdest things about the film is the clash of accents. robert taylor makes no attempt at hiding his stern american accent in a cast of real austrian actors, putting something that doesn' t belong at the center of a film that otherwise strives for authenticity. as the film unfolds, all of the austrians seem very concerned with protecting the horses, but the audience doesn' t get to see a performance until the second half of the film, making it hard to understand why they are so revered. the real colonel podhajsky choreographed the horses in the film and their dance sequences are interesting, but certainly not worth sitting through the rest of the film to see. calling it bad would be an overstatement, but it' s not particularly great either .
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the colonel finds a very humble home to reside and train the horses while they wait out the war .
1. 33: 1 reformatted fullscreen dolby mono (english) subtitles: english, spanish closed captioned release date: march 2, 2004 single - sided, single - layered disc (dvd - 5) suggested retail price: $ 19. 99 white keepcase
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disney should be ashamed of the video quality on this dvd. the print is riddled with artifacts and dust, the clarity of the picture is almost worse than a vhs quality. the colors are bright enough, but the image is not crisp or clear. there is a grainy glaze or fuzz that seems to cover the picture just as a vhs copy would exhibit. a good comparison to the video quality would be disney' s terrible release of
archduke karl of the house of hapsburg could just pick a spot in his family' s vast empire where he would breed a new horse, a mix of the powerful local karsters used by mounted knights with the fast but skittish arabians he purchased from spain and italy .
the spanish riding school, which is inside the hofburg palace, making austria' s seat of government one of the few in the world with a distinctly horsey aroma, began giving public performances. they became one of vienna' s chief tourist draws, and tickets now cost $ 17 to $ 80 .
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the lipizzaner horses at the spanish riding school demonstrate the “high school” movements of classical dressage — highly controlled stylized jumps and other movements known as “airs above grounds. ”
as you can tell, the story takes you from vienna, to st. martens, and through enemy territory. this causes the film to lack certain cohesiveness. unless one is familiar with horses, the importance of protection of the lipizzan breed also becomes a distraction. the performances given by all of the actors, however, are solid and impressive. this is a truly dramatic motion picture .
meanwhile, the third army’s united states second cavalry, a tank unit under the command of colonel charles reed, had discovered the horses at hostau, where there were also 400 allied prisoners of war, and had occupied it on april 28, 1945. “operation cowboy”, as the rescue was known, resulted in the recovery of 1200 horses, including 375 lipizzaners
howdy, i checked and there is no push to make the movie. i am working on the german officer who really turned the information into the allies. he was afraid the russians would make draft horses or food out of those fine horses .
for the next 217 years, the imperial stud farm produced the hapsburgs' cavalry chargers and carriage horses. and even before vienna became famous for waltzing humans, the emperors were recruiting equerries from the courts of france to teach their nags to dance .
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i must admit that i missed most of the dialogue because the background was so incredibly beautiful. we were given an excruciatingly quick tour through the main training arena, the stables, and what looks to be an office literally covered from floor to ceiling with paintings of horses .
. filming was done entirely on location in vienna, austria, in many of the locations that the real story took place. the sherman brothers wrote a song for the film called
just say, auf wiedersehen .
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in january 1999, slovenia registered the name. austria, furious, accused it of erecting barriers to trade, of trying to shut down the spanish riding school and of wanting the money the european union offers to breeders of endangered species.'' that was a faux pas,'' mr. pretnar said, since the trade group would have presumably seen austria' s lunge for the master stud book as a bigger trade barrier.'' we capitalized on that.''
apparently, only a horse lover would understand the film. i saw it as a child long ago, have seen it twice in the last 10 years, and went to see the real lippizan stallions in performance. i have adored each viewing, and espcially seeing them in person. i have yet to find someone who doesn' t like the movie. anonymously, pasopassion
but major hoffman formulates a plan. four - star general patton, rider in the 1912 olympics and avid horseman, is coming to st. martin in a couple of days. a performance for general patton just may convince america to protect the lipizzaner breed. training begins early the next morning to the amusement of the american soldiers .
in the last two weeks of the war, general tellheim brings news to the colonel. to save the school he must demilitarize it. it is the only chance the horses will have of surviving when the nazis are conquered, which is inevitable. you don’t watch many movies with “good” nazis. it was very strange for me to see these older, military men who had dedicated their life to a cause and then…
the larger part of the film takes place at st. martins. the spanish riders have to protect the horses from desperate austrian refugees, and put together a show for general patton. when asked for protection for the spanish riding school by the american army, general patton agrees and initiates an offensive movement into enemy territory to rescue the lipizzan mares, which were
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lipizzaner horses date back to the 16th century and were originally developed for nobility. the breed was named after the town they originated .
then mr. pretnar had a brainstorm. he would trump the european union by registering the lipizzaner name with the world trade organization .
despite disney' s poor video quality on this disc, the dolby digital mono track is clean and sharp and serves a wonderful source of the sherman brothers' song ,
just say auf wiedersehen
as well as the lamenting score that accompanies the more somber moments in the film .
a great story is how the lipizzanars got to the united states ……. temple smith !
the spanish riding school of vienna' s director (robert taylor) protects its lipizzaners during world war ii .
since then the breed has prospered. that is, until the shootout at the w. t. o. corral began in 1995 .
regardless, the equestrianism, scenery, and historical props more than made up for those small inconsistencies. the riding was superb, as it was performed by the actual spanish riding school and choreographed by the real colonel alois podhajsky. the last ten minutes alone are worth the watch .
we are given a fullscreen version of the film which is obviously not the original aspect ratio as can be seen in the opening credits when a black box is shown around the whole picture to allow for the credits to be read entirely. framing problems are minor but noticeable, especially during the amazing horse show sequences when some horses are cut off .
the barrel - chested stallions are the world' s most famous performing horses, but one must deeply love animals to understand the cult that has grown up around them in the last 420 years. what is it that makes grown men dedicate their lives to training their mounts to perfect a few moves: the courbette (hop three times), the capriol (jump up and kick) and the pirouette (once around without tripping)? the answer would help explain why there is a whole museum dedicated to lipizzaners in vienna, or why gen. george patton risked an armored brigade to save them in 1945 .
the movie begins in documentary style, with a narrator detailing a brief history of the spanish riding school, the lipizzaner breed, and austrian involvement in the war. we then are introduced to our lead character, colonel alois podhajsky who is desperately fighting to evacuate his beloved horses before the war strikes vienna .
the lipizzaner, or lipizzan horse is synonymous with the spanish riding school in vienna, austria .
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in world war ii, as the third reich was falling, the german officers in charge of the school risked execution to save the horses. fearing that the advancing americans would bomb the stables, or that hitler would shoot them for spite or the advancing russians would eat them, they secretly contacted general patton. he sent the second cavalry brigade into enemy territory to round them up, and later posed for photographers astride a steed that hitler had promised to emperor hirohito .
the other fascinating aspects of this film are the horse shows, which were choreographed by the real colonel alios podhajsky himself. another gem in this film is the song ,
just say auf weidersehen
. it is a lovely ballad sung by eddie albert (the guy driving the winnebago in escape to witch mountain) in an austrian tavern with other soldiers. the song is very sentimental without being foolish. the film is not the best in disney live - action films, but it stands as a respectable film and deserves a dvd release. now let' s see what kind of presentation we get .
the german officer that actually came to the allies is mentioned in an obscure history…. as much as i have found out about him was that he was a flyer in wwi with the famous circus…. . he was decorated…. and after the horses rescued as the russians were coming in, the german officer disappeared… .
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this movie, all though extremely slow in some parts with the long, wooden monologues typical of an older film, was fairly good. i am not a war historian, so i cannot account for the authenticity of the events depicted, but i do know that disney changed small things, such as exchanging the factual brown jackets in one performance for a flashy red .
i was lucky enough to acquire this movie from readers digest a couple of years back. the lippizaner horses are beautifull and for any horse lover that like to watch these horses do the
air above ground
it is very spectacular to watch. i think the movie get a superb description of how general patton was indeed responsible for the safeguard of this noble breed. please i would recommend to your organization to try to get it back on the market, so other people can see this beautifull movie. a great family movie and also great for people who love a bit of history .
late last year, both the european union and the trade organization washed their hands of the dispute, and asked austria and slovenia to settle it between them.'' now we' re discussing everything - - the name, the breeding book, everything,'' mr. pretnar said.'' and that' s all we wanted.''
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currently there are around 11, 000 lipizzaner horses registered with the lipizzan international federation or lif. the lif is the governing organization that fosters adherence to traditional breeding objectives, ensures horses are registered within a database and have pure blood lines. the lif also creates education programs to promote the breed .
after a very serious discussion between the colonel and his wife, we are whisked away to the dining hall of the riders, where they are quite literally singing for their supper. in america we generally say, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away. ” in germany it’s “a wienerschnitzel for all that ails you. ”
a new film on the evacuation of lipizzaners from a nazi breeding farm in czechoslovakia during world war ii is expected to hit theatres in december 2016 .
in 1918, the herd was broken up. italy, croatia, bohemia, austria and other remnants of the empire each got a few. no one might have noticed, except that the emperor' s private dancers in vienna suddenly had to earn their own oats .
but the rules on'' geographical indication'' in the agreement on trade - related aspects of intellectual property rights, over which so many countries are battling before the world trade organization, do seem to allow them, although slovenia admits this is a test case .
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in general, the exercises taught to the lipizzaners are based on drills taught to cavalry riders to prepare their horses for wartime .
was released on march 29th, 1963. while critics recognized the animal actors, they generally bashed the film. their complaints included the plot being boring for kids and not exciting enough for adults, the actors performances being too cold and calculated and the long run time. it didn' t strike a chord with the public and was a failure at the box office. it debuted on tv in 1965 and made its home video debut in 1987 .
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arthur hiller was hired to direct his only disney film, who at the time was mostly a tv director. aj carothers adapted the screenplay, his first of several disney projects. like other internationally filmed disney movies, there aren' t many familiar faces for disney fans. however, audiences at the time may have recognized two actors. well known screen star robert taylor was cast in the lead role towards the end of his film career and tv star eddie albert plays rider otto. he later found success on shows like
another horse lover totally concurs with the comment on sept 23, 2011. i and my husband just saw the lipizzaner horses perform at the spanish riding school in vienna, and my over 50 year dream has been to see the horses perform in vienna. this wish was inspired by the walt disney movie. i too am a horse lover .
lipica - - lipizza in italian, the town' s second official language - - had the mountain air he liked for colts, and rocky ground that would force them to step high and run far in search of grass, building muscle .
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is a definite departure from traditional disney fare. the film is a dramatic story about a man whose strength and will are tested, and a parable of war about how times of ignorant force can destroy a culture' s history. although the film does lag at times on what seems to be insignificant plot points, overall, it works decently .
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to both austria and slovenia, it is not merely a matter of looks or genes. attitude counts .
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watch this movie to see the spanish riding school perform and train. beautiful riding... very correct. if you can' t drop in at the spanish riding school this movie is almost the next best thing .
i am not joking. this horse held a piaffe for almost 30 seconds of film, presumably unsaddled, without a handler, while on a train that was moving. and that was the most interesting part of their fleeing vienna. i was expecting a journey fraught with heartache and sacrifice, but actually they made the journey to st. martin with very little difficulty .
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'' we might use it for tourist riding, or sell it, but it' s not useful for breeding,'' said milan bozic, general manager of the slovenian national farm .
a thrilling movie if you are a horse lover, and a good movie for anyone interested in this chapter of history .
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'' then slovenia said,' gentlemen, we are here and the lipizzaner comes from us and we want to be part of this game,''' mr. pretnar said.'' the answer was polite, but brussels replied,' you' re not yet an e. u. member, so you' re out.' this was an uproar here, because these are symbols of national pride.''
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is currently available on dvd. the film is presented in fullscreen, but it would have originally been released in matted widescreen, most likely a 1. 75: 1 aspect ratio. the opening credits are presented in open matte since they would get cut off it shown in the fullscreen aspect ratio. the film looks decent, but is flawed at times with flickering and discoloration. there are no bonus features .
then, as things got tougher for the hapsburgs, they got tougher for their horses. the herd escaped becoming napoleonic war booty in 1797 by retreating to hungary, but french troops looted lipica three times .
'' each farm keeps its stud book but this is the holy bible,'' said bojan pretnar, director of the slovenian intellectual property office.'' it' s an extremely important right, because you de facto decide on further breeding.'' italy, which has also bred lipizzaners in monte rotonda since 1945, initially objected, but settled .
it is tradition at the spanish riding school for there to be stabled a least one bay lipizzaner stallion .
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on a personal note, i hope never to have to type the two words lipizzaner and czechoslovakia again… .
'' the austrian people said,' why should we have to pay for this if we don' t even know what it is?''' said barbara l. wutte, spokeswoman for the lipizzaner museum .
is based on personal interviews and new archival research. it is being adapted for the screen by paul russell smith .
does anyone know if this movie was ever completed and debuted? i can’t find anything more on it. i’m very proud to say that my father was a part of this. if anyone can tell me more about the film - i would appreciate it if you’d update me. lidoroiz @ urltoken
my sister, jo, gave me this book for christmas and i am thoroughly enjoying it. letts’ detailed history is amazing and her narrative clearly depicts the unique connection between horses and the humans who love, admire and revere them so much .
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both countries' national stud farms - - austria' s has been in piber since 1918 - - train their best horses for nearly 10 years and give regular shows. any stallion that proves too stupid or too mean to perform becomes, in effect, a non - lipizzaner, trotted out of the stud books .
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in 1918, when the empire lost world war i and was broken up, lipica went to italy. when italy lost world war ii, it went to yugoslavia. in 1991, slovenia broke with yugoslavia, taking lipica along .
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unfortunately, disney has treated this film without any respect and decided to release a barebones fullscreen dvd with a terrible film print. i would only recommend a purchase of this film to people who love this movie or want to complete a disney dvd collection. however, it warrants at least as a rental to see a disney quite different from what most people remember .
in terms of appearance, lipizzaner horses are normally gray in color (a process that can take about seven years) and stand about 14 hands (a relatively normal height for a horse). they are a sturdy, well - defined, muscular breed with surprisingly small hooves. it is said that lipizzaner horses mature slowly but can live well into their late twenties .
side # 1 - - 1. main title / under new rule [ 9: 13 ] 2 .
just say,' auf wiedersehen'
[ 10: 14 ] 3. evacuation [ 8: 32 ] 4. first taste of war [ 8: 07 ] 5. a haven at st. martin [ 11: 17 ] 6. grim reports, grim deeds [ 8: 10 ] 7. new orders [ 8: 07 ] 8. american help [ 8: 11 ] 9. performing for patton [ 13: 38 ] 10. operation cowboy [ 11: 13 ] 11. rescuing the mares [ 11: 34 ] 12. in vienna once again [ 9: 19 ]
is one of those catalog titles that disney seems to have released just to stop more people from asking for it. absolutely no effort has been given to this release. there is no love or care for this movie from disney. there are no special features on this disc. however, disney would like to make you think that there are by listing spanish subtitles as a
special feature
rather than a
technical specification .
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i bought this movie for my mother and she loves it! very cute movie .
i saw this movie about 20 times (or so) when i was a kid. it was my favorite movie for a very long time .
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miracle of the white stallions is a 1963 film released by walt disney starring 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 in the hermesvilla in vienna . the music for the soundtrack was based on the first movement of franz schubert 's marche militaire no 1 , d733 . 
miracle of the white stallions is a 1963 film released by walt disney starring 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 in the hermesvilla in vienna. the music for the soundtrack was based on the first movement of franz schubert's marche militaire no 1, d733.
miracle of the white stallions is a 1963 film released by walt disney starring 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 in the hermesvilla in vienna. the music for the soundtrack was based on the first movement of franz schubert's marche militaire no 1, d733.