Hidalgo
A former Pony Express rider and his mustang journey across the Middle East to compete in a deadly 2,000-mile race against the region's finest Arabians, risking everything to prove that heart and spirit can outpace any bloodline.
“Unbridled. Unbroken. Unbeaten.”
Synopsis
Set in 1890, the story follows a Pony Express courier who journeys to Arabia with his horse, Hidalgo, to compete in a perilous race offering a substantial prize, embarking on a global adventure along the way.
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A crew of 259+ credited
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Edited by Robert DalvaShot by Shelly JohnsonScored by James Newton HowardDesigned by Barry RobisonSound by Mary H EllisCostumes by Jeffrey KurlandVFX by Tim Alexander Nm0018780
Box Office
2004 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$108.1M
US & Canada: $67.3M — 62% of worldwide · International: $40.8M (38%)
Opening weekend: $18.8M — 28% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $23.8M — 35% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,063 theaters
Also known as
- Hidalgo - 3.000 Meilen zum Ruhmde
- (English)Hidalgo
- Oceano di fuoco - Hidalgoit
- (Bulgarian)Идалго: Океан от огън
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesFeb 17, 2004
- CanadaMar 5, 2004
- TaiwanMar 5, 2004
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Cast & Crew
259 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Viggo Mortensen
as Frank Hopkins
Omar Sharif
as Sheikh Riyadh
Zuleikha Robinson
as Jazira
Louise Lombard
as Lady Anne Davenport
Adam Alexi Malle
as Aziz
Ana Sofia Mastroianna
as Aziz
Said Taghmaoui
as Prince Bin Al Reeh
Silas Carson
as Katib
Harsh Nayyar
as Yusef
J K Simmons
as Buffalo Bill Cody
Adoni Maropis
as Sakr
Victor Talmadge
as Rau Rasmussen
Supporting cast
39Shawna Trpcic
as … Costume Illustrator
Peter Mensah
as Jaffa
Joshua Wolf Coleman
as The Kurd
Franky Mwangi
as Slave Boy
Floyd Red Crow Westerman
as Chief Eagle Horn
Elizabeth Berridge
as Annie Oakley
C Thomas Howell
as Preston Webb
Stevan Rimkus
as Military Cistern Lieutenant
Jerry Hardin
as Nate Salisbury
Frank Collison
as Texas Jack
Chris Owen
as First Soldier
Marshall Manesh
as Camel Skinner
Philip Sounding Sides
as Chief Big Foot
George Gerdes
as Major Whitside
Todd Kimsey
as Corporal at Wounded Knee
Ednah New Rider Weber
as Old Lakota Woman
Adam Ozturk
as Bedouin Rider
John Prosky
as Officer at Horse Corral
Michael Canavan
as Cattleman
David Midthunder
as Black Coyote
Lee Trotter
as Soldier at Wounded Knee
Dave Florek
as Sentry at Wounded Knee
Jeff Kober
as Sergeant at Wounded Knee
Sam Sako
as Call to Prayer Singer
Te Amir Sweeney
as Tower Boy
Jake Miller
as Ghost Dance Singer
Mary Ellis
as Mary
Clement Richards
as Lakota Wagon Driver
Kimberly Guerrero
as Frank's Mother
Zac Badasci
as Young Frank Hopkins
Leland Alexander
as Horseback Performer
Joseph J Dawson
as Wild West Performer
Beverly Graham
as Saloon Gal
Malcolm Mcdowell
as Major Davenport
Ithaka Darin Pappas
as Hassan
Jon Passow
as Bar Cowboy
Shawn Michael Perry
as Ghostdancer
Francesca Poston
as Madam in Saloon
T J
as Hidalgo - Horse
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
5Other crew
203Sophie Drouin
accountant
Sana El Kilali
accountant: Morocco
Patricia Budz
additional hair stylist
Jamie Lynn Arsenault
additional production coordinator
Angela Amaro
additional set costumer
Nick Foley
adr recordist
Joe Dorn
adr supervisor
Hans Bjerno
aerial director of photography
Charles Alleneck
animator: ILM
David Matusek
apprentice editor
Robert Drwila
apprentice editor
Rob Grundy
armorer
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