
Pit Pony
1997 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 8.3
Set in the small Nova Scotia mining town of Glace Bay in the early 1900s, the series revolves around the lives and work of the town's male population, virtually all of whom were employed by the local coal mine, and the trials and tribulations of the women of the town, who waited anxiously to see if their loved ones would return home safely.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-12-14
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (3 votes)
Themes
- pony
- nova scotia, canada
- coal mining
- 1900s
- cape breton
Cast & crew

Richard Donat
as Rory MacLean
- BR
Ben Rose-Davis
as Willie MacLean

Jennie Raymond
as Nellie MacLean
- AK
Andrew Keilty
as John MacLean

Elliot Page
as Maggie MacLean (as Ellen Philpotts-Page)
- AW
Anna Wedlock
as Sara MacLean

Gabriel Hogan
as Ned Hall

Denny Doherty
as Charley McGinnis
- JL
Jonathan Langlois-Sadubin
as Simon O'Neill
- JW
Joseph Wynne
as Jimmy O'Neill
Directed by Eric Till