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A Horse Called Nijinsky

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Documentary, narrated by Orson Welles, about the legendary race horse Nijinsky, one of the greatest and most successful race horses in history and after his retirement from the racetrack in 1970 an important sire of thoroughbred horses.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1970-01-01

Runtime: 55 mins

Director: Jo Durden-Smith

Writer: Jo Durden-Smith

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: A Horse Called Nijinsky

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