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Escape from the Dark (1976)

Escape from the Dark poster
Original title
The Littlest Horse Thieves
Directed by
Charles Jarrott
Genre
drama film, children's film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
G
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of children decide to save pit ponies from being replaced by machines in a mining town. The kids work together on a risky plan to free the horses.

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What happens

The Littlest Horse Thieves (British title: Escape from the Dark) is a 1976 family drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released on 11 March 1977 in the United States and on 26 May 1976 in the United Kingdom under the title Escape from the Dark.It was first released on a double bill with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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