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The Littlest Horse Thieves

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.

Release Date : 1976-05-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country :

Alternative Titles : The Littlest Horse Thieves

Cast

Character Name : Lord Harrogate

Original Name : Alastair Sim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richard Sandman

Original Name : Peter Barkworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luke Armstrong

Original Name : Maurice Colbourne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Violet Armstrong

Original Name : Susan Tebbs

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dave Sadler

Original Name : Andrew Harrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alice Sandman

Original Name : Chloe Franks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tommy Sadler

Original Name : Benjie Bolgar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Sandman

Original Name : Prunella Scales

Gender : Female

Character Name : Foreman Sam Carter

Original Name : Leslie Sands

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bert

Original Name : Joe Gladwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ginger

Original Name : Jeremy Bulloch

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Don Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Geraldine McEwan

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Gorden Kaye

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

What a cracking little film! I was not expecting this to be so great. 'The Littlest Horse Thieves' 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 Harrison, Chloe Franks and Benjie Bolgar play the aforementioned human trio - they give what you'd expect from kid actors, but I appreciate their performances. You also have a number of adults involved, with my standouts being Alastair Sim (Harrogate) and Joe Gladwin (Bert). Other positive parts include the locations and score, both of which are lovely. An outstanding film, one I would highly recommend!