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The Littlest Horse Thieves by Charles Jarrott
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Alastair Sim, Andrew Harrison, Maurice Colbourne, Peter Barkworth, Susan Tebbs Director: Charles Jarrott Cinematographer: Paul Beeson Editor: Richard Marden Producer: Hugh Attwooll Producer: Ron Miller Writer: Burt Kennedy Writer: Rosemary Anne Sisson DVD: Region Code 0 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 104 minutes DVD Release Date: 1999-06-29 Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of The Littlest Horse ThievesMovie Review: "Vintage" Disney Classic Summary: 4 Stars
This is the sort of quality family fare that will rarely, if ever, be made again. Produced in the mid 70's when 'The Waltons' was popular and America wasn't so afflicted with Attention Deficit Disorder, it earns its place as one of the best in Disney's period piece library. The cinematography is excellent with many colorful landscape panoramas and some choice episodes including a dog racing event in the Yorkshire countryside, visually interesting shots of old-fangled colliery machinery, worklife inside the coal mines, and an honest rendering of family life inside the village homes.The characters of the story are all cast with competent actors, both child and adult. The films' action derives from the resourceful efforts of the kids to save the colliery ponies whose fate is a grim one in the face of production efficiencies soon to be installed by mine owner Alastair Sim-(played Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol') The film has an innocent charm, although a little dated in both the period of history it covers and its storyline and humor. Even so its charm and quiet drama build to a surprisingly effective climax. There's a sense you've been treated to a unique glimpse of the past with a wide array of period detail providing rich realism. Anyone with patient appreciation for the concerns of children and an interest in the historic difficulties posed by economic/industrial evolution will find a gem in this film. Kids not addicted to video games may also find it enjoyable. Thanks Anchor Bay for a very good transfer to DVD.
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