White Mane

In the Camargue, a vast plain in the south of France, a proud white stallion leads a herd of wild horses. The local herders want to capture him, but the horse refuses to be broken. A young fisherman named Folco is the only one who can get close to him, and the two form a bond that sets them apart from the world of men. When the herders keep pursuing the animal, the boy and the horse set off together.

Albert Lamorisse wrote and directed White Mane, released in 1953 and running 41 minutes. The cast includes Alain Emery as Folco, Laurent Roche as his grandfather, and Pascal Lamorisse as his younger brother, with Jean-Pierre Grenier narrating the French version and Frank Silvera the English one. Lamorisse followed this film three years later with The Red Balloon, the second of the two features listed in his directing career.

On IMDb the film holds a rating of 7.2 from around 2,500 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.7 from about 61 votes. The larger and markedly higher IMDb sample suggests a settled reputation among viewers who seek out the film, whereas the TMDB figure reflects a much smaller group that rates it more modestly.