Expert: Mel - 11/3/2010

Question
in march or april i asked if you knew a british b&w film about a mine collapse and the rescue of the miners by a pit pony that subsequently died whilst saving them. unfortunately i think i erred in my e-mail address and never got your response. on asking the question again with my now correct e-mail, you replied that you'd already answered. i can not find answer in the library section either and would greatly appreciate if you could repeat.  

Answer
Hello again Gordon,

I've done some more checking since I last replied to you, and I've found a film called "Pit Pony" which could well be the one you are seeking. It was a Canadaian film, set in Nova Scotia, made for TV in 1997.

STORY OUTLINE: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Canada, 1901. Willie MacLean is a 10-year-old boy with a love for horses. 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 family, including his older sister Nelle, and two younger sisters, until their father recovers. Willie soon finds work at the mine lonely and unfriendly, but he forms a bond with a pit pony in order to make it through each day. At the end there is a pit collapse and Willie and the pony are still in the mine. The pony does not survive.

Have a look here...... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125458/combined


Glad to be of help. Cheers........Mel.