| A Faster Horse | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | David Gelb |
| Produced by | Nigel Sinclair Glen Zipper |
| Cinematography | Will Basanta |
| Edited by | Isaac Hagy |
| Music by | Saunder Jurriaans and Danny Bensi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | FilmRise |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Faster Horse is a 2015 American documentary film directed by David Gelb about the Ford Mustang. It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival. [1]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 6 critics, with an average rating of 5/10. [2]
Michael Rechtshaffen of Los Angeles Times said that "For a documentary all about the iconic Ford Mustang, A Faster Horse is seriously lacking zip". [3]
According to Helen T. Verongos of The New York Times , "The tidbits we learn are wrapped in an unabashedly promotional tone that overestimates the global emotional attachment to this car's muscular mythos". [4]
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