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Pit Pony is a 1997 television film directed by Eric Till. It was Elliot Page's debut role; Page was scouted for it by John Dunsworth, who also had a small role in the film. The film was based on the novel Pit Pony by Joyce Barkhouse. It was nominated for numerous Gemini Awards in 1997.
Sep 21, 2007 · Marvista Entertainment presents: In 1904, twelve-year-old Willie MacLean is growing up in a coal-mining town with his beloved pony, amidst the turbulent change of a new century.
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Dec 14, 1997 · 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.
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- Drama
- Eric Till
- 1997-12-14
Dec 14, 1997 · Overview. 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.
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.
Blink and you might miss a young Elliott Page (Juno) making his debut performance in Pit Pony, a simple story set in turn of the century Nova Scotia about the titular "pony" fated to a life in the mines.
Dec 14, 1997 · Synopsis by Mark Deming. Gabriel Hogan, Richard Donat, and Ben Rose-Davis star in this drama about a young boy growing up in a coal mining community in Nova Scotia near the dawn of the 20th century. The boy learns many valuable lessons when he makes a new friend -- a wild horse captured and trained to work in the mines.
