---
title: 'Hidalgo (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joe Johnston'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 131
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hidalgo-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317648/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hidalgo (2004)

2004 · PG-13 · 131 min · Drama, Action, History, War · United States


## Synopsis

Hidalgo is a 2004 epic biographical Western film directed by Joe Johnston and written by John Fusco. Based on the legend of American distance rider Frank Hopkins and his mustang Hidalgo, it recounts Hopkins' racing his horse in Arabia in 1891 against Bedouins riding pure-blooded Arabian horses. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, and Omar Sharif.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joe Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-johnston)
- **Screenplay:** [John Fusco](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-fusco)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Producer:** [Casey Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-silver)
- **Director of Photography:** [Shelly Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelly-johnson)
- **Editor:** [Robert Dalva](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-dalva)

## Cast

- [Saïd Taghmaoui](https://cinepixo.com/people/said-taghmaoui)
- [Malcolm McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-mcdowell)
- [Zuleikha Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/zuleikha-robinson)
- [Jerry Hardin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-hardin)
- [Frank Collison](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-collison)
- [Marshall Manesh](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-manesh)
- [Sven-Ole Thorsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-ole-thorsen)
- [C. Thomas Howell](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-thomas-howell)
- [Floyd Red Crow Westerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/floyd-red-crow-westerman)
- [Chris Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-owen)
- [Viggo Mortensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/viggo-mortensen)
- [Silas Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/silas-carson)
- [Elizabeth Berridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-berridge)
- [Omar Sharif](https://cinepixo.com/people/omar-sharif)
- [Louise Lombard](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lombard)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hidalgo-2004
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