Pit Pony (1997)
A Diamond in the Rough
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Canada, 1901. Willie MacLean is a 10-year-old boy with a love for horses and liking to school to cape the difficult times his family has. Willie's stern, but benevolent father is a coal miner in a local mine along with his older brother John. But when Willie's father is injured and John is killed in an accident at the mine, Willie is forced to step into his brother's shoes to support his older sister Nelle, and two younger sisters until their father recovers. Willie soon finds work at the mine lonely (aka: the pit) and unfriendly in which he forms a bond with a pit pony horse in order to make it though each day.
| Movie ID | 76627 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Family, History |
| Director | Eric Till |
| Main cast | Richard Donat, Ben Rose-Davis, Jennie Raymond, Andrew Keilty, Elliot Page, Anna Wedlock, Gabriel Hogan, Denny Doherty |
| Release date | 14 December 1997 |
| Release year | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 92 min (1h 32m) |
| Rating | 8.3 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | CBC |
Director: Eric Till
Writers: Heather Conkie
Top cast
Richard DonatRory MacLean
Ben Rose-DavisWillie MacLean
Jennie RaymondNellie MacLean
Andrew KeiltyJohn MacLean
Elliot PageMaggie MacLean (as Ellen Philpotts-Page)
Anna WedlockSara MacLean
Gabriel HoganNed Hall
Denny DohertyCharley McGinnis
Jonathan Langlois-SadubinSimon O'Neill
Joseph WynneJimmy O'Neill
Carol SinclairMrs. O'Neill
Bill McFaddenEd O'Neill
Jeremy AkermanMr. Frawley
Andrew BigelowBen Frawley
John DunsworthMacIsaac Smith
Rhonda McLeanMiss Harper
Joseph RuttenOne Arm Joe
Mark I. GrahamStubby
Bill ForbesPriest
Jeremiah SparksTrainer
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