Pit Pony (1997)
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.

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Cast

Richard Donat Richard Donat As: Rory MacLean
Ben Rose-Davis Ben Rose-Davis As: Willie MacLean
Jennie Raymond Jennie Raymond As: Nellie MacLean
Andrew Keilty Andrew Keilty As: John MacLean
Elliot Page Elliot Page As: Maggie MacLean
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A Diamond in the Rough
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Drama, Family, History

Language: English

Release Date: 14 December 1997

Country: CA

Runtime: 92m

Company Credits

Company: CBC

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Cast

Richard Donat

Richard Donat

Rory MacLean

Ben Rose-Davis

Ben Rose-Davis

Willie MacLean

Jennie Raymond

Jennie Raymond

Nellie MacLean

Andrew Keilty

Andrew Keilty

John MacLean

Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Maggie MacLean

Anna Wedlock

Anna Wedlock

Sara MacLean

Gabriel Hogan

Gabriel Hogan

Ned Hall

Denny Doherty

Denny Doherty

Charley McGinnis

John Dunsworth

John Dunsworth

MacIsaac Smith

Directed By

Eric Till

Eric Till

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Jeanie Kimber

Jeanie Kimber

Costume Design

Paulette Cable

Paulette Cable

Hair Designer

Cathy O'Connell

Cathy O'Connell

Makeup Designer

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Nikos Evdemon

Nikos Evdemon

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Marian Wihak

Marian Wihak

Production Design

Laura MacNutt

Laura MacNutt

Art Direction

Barbara Luxton

Barbara Luxton

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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