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Hidalgo

Year:
Duration:
136 min
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Western
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
Joe Johnston
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2004-03-05
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $100,000,000
Opening Weekend: $18,829,435 (USA) (7 March 2004)
Gross: $67,286,731 (USA) (18 July 2004)
Cast
Actor
Character
Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen
Hidalgo
J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons
Hidalgo
Zuleikha Robinson
Jazira
Omar Sharif
Sheikh Riyadh
Louise Lombard
Lady Anne Davenport
Adam Alexi-Malle
Aziz
Saïd Taghmaoui
Prince Bin Al Reeh
Silas Carson
Katib
Harsh Nayyar
Yusef
Adoni Maropis
Sakr
Victor Talmadge
Rau Rasmussen
Peter Mensah
Jaffa
Joshua Wolf Coleman
The Kurd
Franky Mwangi
Slave Boy
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Chief Eagle Horn (as Floyd Red Crow Westerman)
C. Thomas Howell
Preston Webb
Stevan Rimkus
Military Cistern Lieutenant
Jerry Hardin
Nate Salisbury
Frank Collison
Texas Jack
Chris Owen
First Soldier
Marshall Manesh
Camel Skinner
Philip Sounding Sides
Chief Big Foot
George Gerdes
Major Whitside
Todd Kimsey
Corporal at Wounded Knee
Ednah New Rider Weber
Old Lakota Woman
Adam Ozturk
Bedouin Rider
John Prosky
Officer at Horse Corral
Michael Canavan
Cattleman
David Midthunder
Black Coyote
Lee Trotter
Soldier at Wounded Knee
Dave Florek
Sentry at Wounded Knee
Jeff Kober
Sergeant at Wounded Knee
Sam Sako
Call to Prayer Singer
Te'Amir Sweeney
Tower Boy
Jake Miller
Ghost Dance Singer
Mary Ellis
Mary
Clement Richards
Lakota Wagon Driver
Kimberly Guerrero
Frank's Mother (as Kimberly Norris)
Zac Badasci
Young Frank Hopkins (as Zachary Badasci)
Joseph J. Dawson
Wild West Performer (uncredited)
Beverly Graham
Saloon Gal (uncredited)
Malcolm McDowell
Major Davenport
Jonathan Passow
Bar Cowboy (uncredited)
Shawn Michael Perry
Ghostdancer (uncredited)
Francesca Poston
Madam in Saloon (uncredited)
T.J.
Hidalgo - Horse (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
If you select the Spanish audio track on the DVD and Blu-ray Disc, you will hear Viggo Mortensen dubbing his own character's voice. He is fluent in the language.
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The horse who plays Al-Hattal is a black Arabian show champion named TC Bey Cedar. He is owned by Black Silver Arabians stables, located in Burson, California.
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The final horse scene was filmed in Browning, Montana. 550 different horses were used in that scene. The horses all came from different owners, so to tell them apart, their hooves were branded.
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Goofs
In the leopard attack scene, the leopards simply disappear after fighting with Frank. They are never killed or shown to run off.
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It is mentioned that the race goes through Iraq and Syria, but they did not exist as nations until the British drew the borders after World War I.
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One of the purebred Arabian horses is actually an Andalusian. Although it's not totally implausible that such a horse would be there, claiming it is an Arabian purebred is akin to claiming that the Chimichanga originated in Great Britain.
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Quotes
Buffalo Bill Cody: [about Hopkins] Can cross the country in thirty days but can't find his horse backstage!
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Aziz: Have you never seen a slave market, Mr. Frank?
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Frank T. Hopkins: [put his hat down next to Hidalgo] Well, what do you make of it so far?
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Photos from cast
Elizabeth Berridge Viggo Mortensen J.K. Simmons
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