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.

Key Information

Director Eric Till
Writers Heather Conkie, Joyce Barkhouse
Studio CBC
Rating 8.0/10
Language EN

Cast & Crew

Richard Donat

Richard Donat

Rory MacLean

Ben Rose-Davis

Willie MacLean

Jennie Raymond

Jennie Raymond

Nellie MacLean

Andrew Keilty

John MacLean

Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Maggie MacLean

Anna Wedlock

Sara MacLean

Gabriel Hogan

Gabriel Hogan

Ned Hall

Denny Doherty

Denny Doherty

Charley McGinnis

Jonathan Langlois-Sadubin

Simon O'Neill

Joseph Wynne

Jimmy O'Neill

Carol Sinclair

Mrs. O'Neill

Bill McFadden

Bill McFadden

Ed O'Neill

Frequently Asked Questions

Pit Pony was released on December 14, 1997.

The runtime of Pit Pony is 1h 32m.

Pit Pony is a Drama, Family, History movie.

Pit Pony has a rating of 8.0 out of 10 on TMDB.

Pit Pony is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Pit Pony was directed by Eric Till.

The main cast of Pit Pony includes Richard Donat, Ben Rose-Davis, Jennie Raymond.

Pit Pony is originally in English.