Hidalgo (Full Screen Edition)

Review " Hidalgo is an old-fashioned saga with adventure writ large, grand vistas and a stalwart hero." -- USA Today/Claudia Puig " Hidalgo is the kind of sweeping epic adventure that reminds us why we love to go to the movies!" -- Access Hollywood/Clay Smith "A rousing action-adventure which confirms Viggo Mortensen is a star." -- Houston Chronicle/Bruce Westerbrook "A welcome return to high adventure, the likes of which we haven t seen in a long time." -- Leonard Maltin/Hot Ticket "Like Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Mummy, Hidalgo' is a rip-roaring adventure " -- Daily Oklahoman/Brandy McDonnell Product Description A sandstorm of epic proportions. A swarm of locusts so massive it obliterates the relentless sun. Deadly traps that defy imagination. These are just a few of the astonishing obstacles Frank T. Hopkins, the greatest long-distance racer ever, faces in the rousing action-adventure HIDALGO. Based on a true story and starring Viggo Mortensen (THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy), Hopkins (Mortensen) and his mustang Hidalgo enter the ultimate extreme sport of its time -- the Ocean Of Fire. Underdogs challenging the finest Arabian horses and riders, they must not only survive the grueling race across 3,000 miles of the Arabian Desert's punishing terrain, but they must thwart the evil plots of competitors who vow victory at all costs! A great story of personal triumph, amazing special effects, and memorable characters make HIDALGO one of the most thrilling adventures ever.