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Pit Pony

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Pit Pony (1997)
Drama

A young boy working in Nova Scotia's treacherous coal mines in the early 20th century finds a friend in ones of the ponies used to haul coal up from the tunnels to be used at the railway sta... Read allA young boy working in Nova Scotia's treacherous coal mines in the early 20th century finds a friend in ones of the ponies used to haul coal up from the tunnels to be used at the railway station and the steel mill.A young boy working in Nova Scotia's treacherous coal mines in the early 20th century finds a friend in ones of the ponies used to haul coal up from the tunnels to be used at the railway station and the steel mill.

  • Director
    • Eric Till
  • Writers
    • Heather Conkie
    • Joyce Barkhouse
  • Stars
    • Ben Rose-Davis
    • Richard Donat
    • Jennie Raymond
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    312
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eric Till
    • Writers
      • Heather Conkie
      • Joyce Barkhouse
    • Stars
      • Ben Rose-Davis
      • Richard Donat
      • Jennie Raymond
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Ben Rose-Davis
    • Willie MacLean
    Richard Donat
    Richard Donat
    • Rory MacLean
    Jennie Raymond
    Jennie Raymond
    • Nellie MacLean
    Andrew Keilty
    • John MacLean
    Elliot Page
    Elliot Page
    • Maggie MacLean
    • (as Ellen Philpotts-Page)
    Anna Wedlock
    • Sara MacLean
    Gabriel Hogan
    Gabriel Hogan
    • Ned Hall
    Denny Doherty
    Denny Doherty
    • Charley McGinnis
    Jonathan Langlois-Sadubin
    • Simon O'Neill
    Joseph Wynne
    Joseph Wynne
    • Jimmy O'Neill
    Carol Sinclair
    • Mrs. O'Neill
    Bill McFadden
    • Ed O'Neill
    Jeremy Akerman
    • Mr. Frawley
    Andrew Bigelow
    Andrew Bigelow
    • Ben Frawley
    John Dunsworth
    John Dunsworth
    • MacIsaac Smith
    Rhonda McLean
    Rhonda McLean
    • Miss Harper
    Joseph Rutten
    Joseph Rutten
    • One Arm Joe
    Mark I. Graham
    • Stubby
    • Director
      • Eric Till
    • Writers
      • Heather Conkie
      • Joyce Barkhouse
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    When his elder brother is killed, and his father badly injured, it's up to 10-year-old Ben Rose-Davis to become the family breadwinner by going into. The coal mines. But he feels isolated from the events that surround him, like the impending wildcat strike over mine safety. His only friend seems to be an untrained pit pony, one of the small horses who carry the coat from the depths of the mine up to the surface.

    It's a well-shot TV movie, with some handsome photography by Nikos Evdemon. It's simultaneously simplistic and mystic, and young Rose-Davis is not a terribly convincing performer. That's probably why, when it was turned into a TV series, he was replaced. With Richard Donat, and Ellen/Elliot Page in a screen debut.

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    • Trivia
      Debut role for Ellen Page.
    • Connections
      Followed by Pit Pony (1999)

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 1997 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Cochran Entertainment
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pit Pony: A Diamond in The Rough
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
      • Cochran Entertainment Inc.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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