''Black Beauty'' is a 1978 animated television film produced by the Australian division of

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and based on the 1877 novel of the same name by

Anna Sewell Anna Sewell (; 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878)''The Oxford guide to British women writers'' by Joanne Shattock. p. 385, Oxford University Press. (1993) was an English novelist. She is known as the author of the 1877 novel ''Black Beauty'', her ...

. It originally aired October 28, 1978 as part of ''

Famous Classic Tales ''Famous Classic Tales'' is an animated anthology television series featuring animated adaptations of classic children's stories which aired on CBS from 1970 to 1984. The series was produced by the Australian division of Hanna-Barbera and Air Pr ...

'' on CBS. The special was released on VHS by

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(now CBS Home Entertainment) in 1983 and re-released through Goodtimes Home Video under the Kids Klassics Home Video label in 1987 and was released on DVD by

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Voices

*Catherine Cordell – Duchess *Alan Dinehart – * Mike Evans – *David Gregory – *Barbara Stevens – * Alan Young – Narrator / Black Beauty / Nicholas Skinner *Cam Young – * Laurie Main – Farmer Grey / Squire Douglas Gordon / Pipe Smoking Stable Owner *Colin Hamilton – *Patricia Sigris – *David Comford –

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* 1978 television films 1978 films 1978 in American television 1970s American animated films 1970s American television specials 1970s animated television specials Hanna-Barbera animated films Hanna-Barbera television specials Films based on Black Beauty {{1970s-animation-film-stub