Pit pony tvpg drama movie 1997 a young boy, forced to work a coal mine in turnofthecentury nova scotia, teaches his beloved pony the ropes of working underground. This canadian series focuses on the mcleanhall family in nova scotia in the early 1900s and their involvement in the coal industry. A young boy must step into his miner brothers shoes to support his sisters, eventually bonding with a pit pony in this inspirational story. A horses companionship helps a boy ben rosedavis overcome his fears and work in a nova scotia coal mine to support his family. This is the pit pony by national mining museum scotland on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Temporarily taking over stringys job as a pit pony driver, willie tries to get the other workers to organize a walkout to protest mr. Educated in canada, he has worked in his native united kingdom, canada and the united states. Last northumberland pit pony passes away chronicle live. Willie becomes determined to find out who stole his horse, and soon discovers that the treasure that spider is still digging on the beach for is in fact stolen loot. Ben vouches for ned to prove that the pit pony sable is willies horse. A young boy working in nova scotias treacherous coal mines in the beginning of the 20th century, finds a friend in a pony, one of the ponies used to haul coal up from the tunnels to be used at the railway and steel mill. Pit pony tv movie 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pit pony is the story of smalltown life on the island of cape breton, nova scotia. A young miner steals a pony sold for slaughter and with vickys help hides it at dr.
Young willie enters the mines after the death of his father and forms an attachment to the horses who work below ground. The farmborough heights pit pony stables are of heritage significance for historical, scientific and reasons of rarity and representativeness. Cochran entertainment, inc feature films for families its the turn of the century. Nice made for tv movie, with a strong sense of place nova scotia coal mines and time early 1900s. Pit pony is a 1999 cbc television series which tells the story of smalltown life in glace bay, on the island of cape breton, nova scotia in 1904. Pit pony stables nsw environment, energy and science. Pit pony at work in the mine check out tripadvisor members 448 candid photos and videos of cape breton miners museum. As soon as the sculpture was completed locals nicknamed it sultan after a prizewinning pony from penallta pit.
Heather conkie is a producer and writer, known for avonlea 1990, dark oracle 2004 and pit pony. Released 1997, pit pony stars benrosedavis, jennieraymond, richarddonat, gabrielhogan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. With alex wrathell, jennie raymond, shaun smyth, ellen page. In 1904, twelveyearold willie maclean is growing up in a coalmining town with his beloved pony, amidst the turbulent change of a new century. The owner soon finds the pony and makes trouble for the young pair. Pit pony is a 1997 television film directed by eric till and is also ellen pages debut role. Ned thinks there is a connection between the mysterious stolen money and that several pounds of explosive. Pit pony pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released pit pony pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. It is about children laboring in coal mines in canada about 100 years ago. With ben rosedavis, richard donat, jennie raymond, andrew keilty.
His older brother john has already followed in their footsteps. The oldest pony in the museum, he is something of a living legend. It was nominated for numerous gemini awards in 1997. His most famous role is likely that of vampireturnedpolice detective nick knight in the canadian television series forever knight. A young boy working in nova scotias treacherous coal mines in the. Pit pony willie macleans father is a coal miner, and his grandfather was too. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro starmeter. Gabriel hogan, richard donat, and ben rosedavis star in this drama about a young boy growing up in a coal mining community in nova.
The plot line revolves around the lives of the families of the men and boys who work in the coal mines. Great movie for all ages with good morals to the story. Pit ponies, pit horses, pit pony history, miner ceri thompson, canadian coal mining history, sable island, underground stables, underground haulage, coal. A fan page dedicated to the canadian tv series pit pony that aired on cbc for 2 seasons from 1999 to 2000. A giant horse earth sculpture integrated with natural landscape in uk. It revolves around the lives of the families of the men and boys who. After the pit closed, sparky and carl were sent to the national coal mining museum for england, in wakefield, west yorkshire. A pit was excavated beneath the stage to store the organ, which can be lifted. In a novel and complex landscaping feat, the top and side of mount pony were. Pit pony at work in the mine picture of cape breton. The term refers to the work done by the animal, and has sometimes been applied to any equines working underground, regardless of breed. Electricity, the telephone, automobiles and radio promise a new world even in the remote. Cochran, merle macisaac, heather conkie, joyce barkhouse.
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