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Directed by
  
Kevin Sullivan

Country of origin
  
Canada

Initial release
  
1983

Music director
  
Hagood Hardy

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Theme music composer
  
Hagood Hardy

Original language(s)
  
English

Director
  
Kevin Sullivan

Story by
  
Walt Morey

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Written by
  
Walt Morey (original novel) Kevin Sullivan Eda Lishman

Starring
  
Marilyn Lightstone Art Hindle Losh Byrne Kelsey McLeod

Cast
  
Marilyn Lightstone, Art Hindle, Murray Ord, Paul Coeur

Screenplay
  
Kevin Sullivan, Eda Lishman

Similar
  
Princess and the Pony, The Piano Man's Daughter, Lantern Hill, Sleeping Dogs Lie, Out of the Shadows

The Wild Pony is a made for pay-TV movie produced in 1983 by Kevin Sullivan (Anne of Green Gables) and Eda Lishman. Sullivan and Lishman also co-wrote the screenplay based on the book "The Year of the Black Pony" by American author Walt Morey. "The Wild Pony" has the distinction of being the first example of a Canadian film produced specifically for pay-TV. The film, directed by Kevin Sullivan and starring Canadian Actors Marilyn Lightstone, Art Hindle and Josh Byrne, was filmed in Calgary, Alberta against the backdrop of the Canadian Rockies.

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Synopsis

To save her ranch after the accidental death of her husband, Sarah Fellows (Marilyn Lightstone) marries Frank Chase (Art Hindle), the man responsible for the mishap. She and her children move into Frank’s house, but Sarah makes it clear that it is only a "marriage of convenience". Deeply resenting the situation, her twelve-year-old son Christopher (Josh Byrne) becomes withdrawn and increasingly obsessed with a renegade black pony that runs unfettered through the valley. Frank realizes that Christopher needs the pony and buys it for him, despite Sarah’s strong objections. Surprisingly, it is through Christopher’s adventure-filled relationship with his pony that the family discovers the true meaning of devotion.

Cast List

  • Marilyn Lightstone – Sarah Fellows/Chase
  • Art Hindle – Frank Chase
  • Josh Byrne – Christpher Fellows
  • Kelsey McLeod – Jennifer Fellows
  • Murray Ord – Tom Fellows
  • Paul Jolicoeur – Arlo Grayson
  • Bob Collins – Sheriff Pack
  • Tommy Banks – Sam Fletcher
  • Mark Kay – Store Keeper
  • Phillip Clark – Minister
  • Jack Goth – Judge
  • Ron Tucker – Blacksmith
  • Roberta Meili – Sam Fletcher’s Daughter
  • List of Awards

    CFTA Award – Best Drama, 1983

    References

    The Wild Pony Wikipedia