Directed by caroline thompson the writer of 'edward scissorhands', 'the secret garden' and 'the addams family', this is another reworking of the anna sewell classic about a horse which has been badly treated'. '.strtoupper('s')et during the late 19th century, where poverty was high in london's east end, the tale follows the ups and downs of the life of the horse black beauty'. '.strtoupper('r')unning time 84 minutes region region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe'. '.strtoupper('r')ead more about dvd formats'. '.strtoupper('s')ubtitles english spanish german french italian portuguese dutch arabic romanian bulgarian release date 21 aug'. '.strtoupper('2')000