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...
Practical Effects
Real horses doing genuinely dangerous stunts. No CGI shortcuts.
Acting
Mortensen's quiet dignity carries every scene.
Director
Joe Johnston
Viggo Mortensen
Frank Hopkins
Zuleikha Robinson
Jazira
Omar Sharif
Sheikh Riyadh
Louise Lombard
Lady Anne Davenport
J.K. Simmons
Buffalo Bill Cody
Adoni Maropis
Sakr
Silas Carson
Katib
C. Thomas Howell
Preston Webb
Chris Owen
First Soldier
Frank Collison
Texas Jack
Victor Talmadge
Rau Rasmussen
Adam Alexi-Malle
Aziz
Harsh Nayyar
Yusef
Joshua Wolf Coleman
The Kurd
Saïd Taghmaoui
Prince Bin Al Reeh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Omar Sharif came out of retirement for this role, his final major film appearance.
The real Frank Hopkins was likely a serial fabulist; historians found zero evidence this race ever happened.
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