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Director
  
Charles Jarrott

Music director
  
Ron Goodwin

Country
  
United KingdomUnited States

7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Family, Drama

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Escape from the Dark movie poster

Release date
  
May 26, 1976 (UK)March 11, 1977 (US)

Writer
  
Burt Kennedy (story), Rosemary Anne Sisson (screenplay), Rosemary Anne Sisson (story)

Story by
  
Rosemary Anne Sisson, Burt Kennedy

Cast
  
Alastair Sim
(Lord Harrogate),
Peter Barkworth
(Richard Sandman),
Maurice Colbourne
(Luke Armstrong),
Susan Tebbs
(Violet Armstrong),
Andrew Harrison
(Dave Sadler),
Chloe Franks
(Alice Sandman)

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Escape from the Dark (American title: The Littlest Horse Thieves) is a 1976 British-American family drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Alastair Sim (in his final film role), Peter Barkworth and Maurice Colbourne.

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The film was released in the United Kingdom on May 26, 1976. In the United States, it was released under the title The Littlest Horse Thieves on a double bill with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on March 11, 1977.

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Plot

Set in 1909, a coal mine in Yorkshire, England has used pit ponies to haul coal for many years. When they are to be replaced by machinery that will speed up production and increase profits, three children – Dave (Andrew Harrison), Tommy (Benjie Bolgar) and Alice (Chloe Franks) – learn the ponies are to be slaughtered so they team up in a scheme to steal the horses and give them their freedom.

Cast

  • Alastair Sim as Lord Harrogate
  • Peter Barkworth as Richard Sandman
  • Maurice Colbourne as Luke Armstrong
  • Susan Tebbs as Violet Armstrong
  • Andrew Harrison as Dave Sadler
  • Chloe Franks as Alice Sandman
  • Benjie Bolgar as Tommy Sadler

    • Home media

    The film was released on VHS as Escape from the Dark (UK) and The Littlest Horse Thieves (US) by Walt Disney Home Video in the 1980s.

    In June 1999, Anchor Bay Entertainment released the film on DVD for the first time in widescreen (1.85:1) aspect ratio and full-frame presentation without bonus features; Anchor Bay re-released the film on DVD on January 21, 2003 but only in full-frame presentation.

    On July 28, 2009, The Littlest Horse Thieves was released by Walt Disney as a Disney Movie Club exclusive DVD, available only to club members for mail or online ordering.

    References

    Escape from the Dark Wikipedia
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