National Velvet (film)

National Velvet
National Velvet
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Clarence Brown
Screenplay by	Helen Deutsch
Based on	National Velvet; 1935 novel; by Enid Bagnold
Produced by	Pandro S. Berman
Starring	Mickey Rooney; Donald Crisp; Elizabeth Taylor; Angela Lansbury; Anne Revere; Reginald Owen; Terry Kilburn;
Cinematography	Leonard Smith
Edited by	Robert Kern
Music by	Herbert Stothart
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's, Inc
Release dates	December 14, 1944 (New York City); January 26, 1945 (United States);
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,770,000
Box office	$5,840,000

National Velvet is a 1944 American Technicolor sports film directed by Clarence Brown and based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Enid Bagnold. It stars Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Angela Lansbury, Anne Revere, Reginald Owen, and an adolescent Elizabeth Taylor.^[2]^[3]

In 2003, National Velvet was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." In 2006, the film was ranked 24th on the American Film Institute's list of most inspirational movies.

^ ^a ^b "The Eddie Mannix Ledger" (Document). Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ Variety film review; December 6, 1944, page 14.
^ Harrison's Reports film review; December 9, 1944, page 199.