Miracle of the White Stallions

• Robert Taylor: Colonel Alois Podhajsky
• Lilli Palmer: Vedena Podhajsky
• Curd Jürgens: General Tellheim
• Eddie Albert: Assistant Otto
• James Franciscus: Major Hoffman
• John Larch: Gen. Patton
• Brigitte Horney: Countess Arco- Valley
• Philip Abbott: Colonel Reed
• Douglas Fowley: U.S. General
• Charles Régnier: General Stryker
• Fritz Wepper: Rider Hans
• Günther Haenel: grooms Sascha
• Hans Habietinek: Host Hager
• Michael Janisch: Leader of the refugees
• Max Haufler: machinist
• Robert Dietl: German MP officer
• Erik Schumann: German Capt. Danhoff
• Helmut Jana Czech: intruder
• Michael Tellering: Stryker's aide

Miracle of the White Stallions ( Original title: Miracle Of The White Stallions ) is a 1962 filmed on the Walt Disney Studios. Directed by Arthur Hiller. Along with Robert Taylor, who embodies the historical figure of the officer Alois Podhajsky, Lilli Palmer and Eddie Albert playing in the lead roles. The film is about the evacuation of the Lipizzaner stallions of the Spanish Riding School in the Second World War. Large parts of the movie were filmed in the Winter Riding School and in the stables of the Hermes Villa in Vienna. It originated from the novel by Alois Podhajsky.

Action

Colonel Alois Podhajsky would evacuate his beloved Lipizzaner stallions of Vienna, in order not to let them fall into the wrong hands. To General Patton would like to secure help Podhajsky present him with the Spanish Riding School in a performance.

Criticism

" Soulful family entertainment in the famous style of the Disney Studios. A strange amalgamation of a simplified depiction of history, emotional animal story and typically American self-affirmation. "