The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976)

G05/26/1976Family, Drama1h 44m
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When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine's pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three children plan to steal them to keep them safe. But when they're caught, it's up to the mine owners and the miners themselves to decide what's right.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Alastair Sim

    Lord Harrogate

  2. Cast 1

    Peter Barkworth

    Richard Sandman

  3. Cast 1

    Maurice Colbourne

    Luke Armstrong

  4. Susan Tebbs

    Violet Armstrong

  5. Andrew Harrison

    Dave Sadler

  6. Cast 1

    Chloe Franks

    Alice Sandman

  7. Benjie Bolgar

    Tommy Sadler

  8. Cast 1

    Prunella Scales

    Mrs. Sandman

  9. Cast 1

    Leslie Sands

    Foreman Sam Carter

What a cracking little film! I was not expecting this to be so great. <em>'The Littlest Horse Thieves'</em> is a highly touching and well paced film from 1976, it's one of Disney's best live-action offerings up until this point in time. The studio have done a crap tonne of animal and children stories in these early decades, some of them work nicely whilst some fall flat. This, however, is excellent. It sucked me right in, I was fully invested in the story of Dave, Alice, Tommy and 'their' ponies - especially the latter's spearhead, Flash. The ending hit me, I can't lie. Andrew Harriso...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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