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Carroll Ballard (born October 14, 1937) is a retired American film director. He has directed six feature films, including The Black Stallion (1979), Never Cry Wolf (1983), Wind (1992), Fly Away Home (1996) and Duma (2005).
Carroll Ballard was born on 14 October 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Fly Away Home (1996), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and The Black Stallion (1979).
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- Carroll Ballard
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Carroll Ballard was born on October 14, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Fly Away Home (1996), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and The Black Stallion (1979).
A documentary filmmaker (he received an Oscar nomination for the 1967 feature HARVEST) and veteran of TV commercials, Carroll Ballard made an auspicious Hollywood feature debut with his 1979 feature THE BLACK STALLION, a beautiful telling of Walter Farley's tale.
Learn about Carroll Ballard, a director who made documentaries and feature films about nature and human relationships. See his biography, filmography, awards, and collaborations with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola.
Meticulous American director of several lush, visually striking films since the late 1970s who made a memorable feature debut with "The Black Stallion" (1979), an exquisitely crafted tale...