Fourteen-year-old Grace MacLean and her friend Judith go horseback riding in upstate New York on a winter morning, but their horses lose their footing on ice and slide onto a road, where Judith and her horse are killed by a jackknifing truck. Grace has her right leg amputated, and the frightening incident leaves a lasting trauma not only on Grace but also on her horse, Pilgrim. Grace's mother, seeking Grace's recovery, feels there's a link between her crippled, embittered daughter and Pilgrim's behavior. Learning about a horse trainer with a special gift, she takes Grace and Pilgrim to Montana where horse whisperer Tom Booker lives on a ranch with his family.
Publisher:Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1998]
General Note: English and French dialogue.Based on the novel by Nicholas Evans.English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, Tom Rolf, Freeman Davies and Hank Corwin ; music, Thomas Newton.
Participant or Performer Note: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones.