Movie
The Littlest Horse Thieves
1976 · 104 min
A gentle, old-fashioned family tale with a warm heart and a touch of melancholy, easy to watch and quietly moving.
- Directed by
- Charles Jarrott
- Genres
- Family, Drama
- Starring
- Alastair Sim, Peter Barkworth, Maurice Colbourne
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, survival, class, coming-of-age
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Charles Jarrott
- Genres
- Family, Drama
- Starring
- Alastair Sim, Peter Barkworth, Maurice Colbourne
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