This last is an especially ill-judged interlude , and seems only to have been included as an olive branch toward any young horse-lovers of the female persuasion who may have found themselves at this war movie by mistake . `` War Horse '' chronicles the experiences of a feisty colt , a thoroughbred named Joey . The film is Spielberg 's pedigree picture -- a front-runner for the Academy Awards . It was shot in glorious Technicolor and features an all-star cast including James Stewart, Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Lee Marvin, Peter Falk,
`` War Horse '' chronicles the experiences of a feisty colt , a thoroughbred named Joey . The film is Spielberg 's pedigree picture -- a front-runner for the Academy Awards . It was shot in glorious Technicolor and features an all-star cast including James Stewart, Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Lee Marvin, Peter Falk,