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Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes46%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
1,396 audience votes
Key crew
- Joe JohnstonDirector
- John FuscoScreenplay
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Viggo MortensenFrank Hopkins
- Zuleikha RobinsonJazira
- Omar SharifSheikh Riyadh
- Louise LombardLady Anne Davenport
- J.K. SimmonsBuffalo Bill Cody
- Adoni MaropisSakr
- Silas CarsonKatib
- C. Thomas HowellPreston Webb
- Chris OwenFirst Soldier
- Frank CollisonTexas Jack
- Victor TalmadgeRau Rasmussen
- Adam Alexi-MalleAziz
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Themes
middle easthorse racehorseracehorsebiographysheikmustangsword fightdesertcowboypony express19th century