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Hidalgo

Synopsis:

Actor Viggo Mortensen made his first starring appearance in a film after his breakthrough performance in the Lord of the Rings trilogy with this period adventure. Frank T. Hopkins (Mortensen) is a U.S. Cavalry officer who earned a reputation as one of the fastest and most daring riders in the West; however, after taking part in the bloody massacre at Wounded Knee, Hopkins becomes disenchanted with the Cavalry, and once his hitch is up, he takes a job as a rider with a seedy touring Wild West show.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Joe Johnston
  • Studio: Gone Fishin Productions, Casey Silver
  • Year: 2004
  • Run Time: 135 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG13 (for adventure violence and some mild innuendo)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Adventure
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2004 03 05 (USA)

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