Very Cool!!!

Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

This is one of my all time favorites. I have vivid memories of how Bess went from tank to tank with the water buckets. Then the horrible storm scene. I have tried for years to find this movie, Gypsy Colt, Black Gold, and others. All of us who enjoy this movie need to write TNT & have it released. How can they keep a wonderful movie like this from so many who want it? Especially the family, I am really surprised at that! I really want my child to enjoy it just as I had. Since I do not have cable or Dish, it is very difficult to have access to the classics. If someone was able to catch it on late night TV, and got it recorded, please e-mail me!

I too was a horse crazy little girl when I saw the movie, Gallant Bess. I have never forgotten that movie and have looked and looked for years to get a copy. Of all the animal movies I have watched and I either own or have seen almost all of them that have come out over the years, including TV series animal shows, this movie made one of the deepest impressions on me. I am so happy to know who now owns the rights to it and that it has been aired in more recent years. I own and show many, many dogs and have had horses up to about two years ago (I am now 68), but this movie has stayed with me all my life. I will continue to pursue the purchase of it somehow, someway. Most of all, I am thrilled to find out that the horse and the story are true. That makes it even more endearing. Maybe if enough of us hound Turner Classic Movies, they will at least air it again so we can tape it or buy it someday.

Some people are unsure if Gallant Bess is based on a true story or not.It is. Sort of.The second half of the movie, when Tex rescues a horse during the war, was based on my grandfather's rescue of Bess while on the Solomon Islands during WWII.Bess starred as herself in the movie, ie, the horse that was really rescued was the horse in the movie.Search Wikipedia.org for "Gallant Bess" for the article I am writing regarding the true story.Glad to see people out there still enjoy this movie! I tease my dad, who's father was Bess' master ("Tex" in the movie) and who rode Bess all the time as a kid, about having cried when he saw the movie for the first time as a kid.

I saw this movie as a young horse crazy girl. It was a tear jerker and heart warmer. A beautiful story of friendship and the loyalty of a magnificent animal and the hardships of war. I get teary eyed just thinking about the story. I hope that someday it will be available on video or DVD. I would love for my son to be able to see it. If you are lucky enough to see it, it is well worth the tissues.