Two miles into the earth, nine appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen. This is pennsylvania miners story by kathleen mcnenny on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Trapped 240 feet below the ground when they inadvertently poked through a. With graham beckel, dylan bruno, marisa ryan, jd souther. See cnn s quecreek mine rescue fast facts for a look at the 2002 rescue of nine coal miners who were trapped for 77 hours in the pennsylvania mine. David frankel, mason daring, mason daring, and bruce fowler. The pennsylvania miners story is one of my husbands favorite movies. The title, the pennsylvania miners story says everything you need to know about this lame, by the number mow. The pennsylvania miners story tv movie 2002 release. Horror movies 2019 every horror movie coming out in 2019. Eckley miners village to celebrate movie milestone news.
The film is based on the real events occurred at the quecreek mine. Buy or rent the pennsylvania miners story movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Based on the reallife chronicle of the nine for nine pennsylvania coal miners who were rescued in the summer of 2002. Curiously, the films climax is inconclusive, as if the film had been made during the crisis rather than several months afterward.
The pennsylvania miners story is a 2002 television film. Told from their own perspective, the movie reveals their extraordinary experience and, takes viewers inside the mine shot in real mines and recreated on a soundstage to show the life. In 1962, a trash fire ignites a seam of anthracite coal beneath the oncethriving mining town of centralia, pennsylvania. Perhaps its because the movie was, literally, thrown together in a few. Based on the reallife chronicle of the nine for nine pennsylvania coal. Told from their own perspective, the movie reveals their extraordinary experience and, takes viewers inside the mine. In 1968, paramount pictures cast eckley as the site for. The story highlights a dangerous and often underappreciated profession, but after a friend in the coal industry scoffed at mensores initial script. As the drilling continued, up to 150 relatives of the trapped miners gathered at the sipesville. Originally titled the miners tale and adapted for television by novelist elwood reid from the miners bestselling joint autobiography, the pennsylvania miners story premiered november 24, 2002, on abc. The village was 114 years old before hollywood discovered it. This is a wonderful movie, but it really tugs at my heart strings.
The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the deep down dark hector tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new. Buy or rent movie the pennsylvania miners story from. Pennsylvania miners story, the television twohour television movie. Hes the one who wanted to purchase the movie and i luckily found it on amazon. The pennsylvania miners story 2002 movie moviefone. Nine coal miners face a harrowing fight for survival after they become trapped below ground. It was mostly filmed on location at somerset county, pennsylvania and some scenes were shot on the actual quecreek mine. The pennsylvania miners story 2002 cast and crew nine coal miners face a harrowing fight for survival after they become trapped below ground. The pennsylvania miners story tv movie 2002 on imdb. A company like disney should be able to think of a more creative title than this unimaginative dreck, but then they should also be able to make a better movie. Buy or rent the pennsylvania miners story movie now.
Mine 9, movie about a coal mine entrapment, opens friday. The pennsylvania miners story was first aired at abc on november 24, 2002. The pennsylvania miners story 2002 rotten tomatoes. No matter how many time i watch it, i end up in tears. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from.
1578 249 183 448 268 546 491 1585 653 56 162 1624 5 1293 1064 371 748 943 606 1029 1117 1098 667 1168 817 631 1273 1038 900 451 82