The Pennsylvania Miners' Story

The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
DVD cover
Written byElwood Reid
Directed byDavid Frankel
Starring
Music byMason Daring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerJack Clements
CinematographyTony Cutrono
Igor Meglic
John Thomas
EditorsWilliam Marrinson
Christopher Rouse
Running time100 minutes
Production companiesSanitsky Company
Touchstone Television
Budget$8,500,000 (Estimated)[1]
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseNovember 24, 2002 (2002-11-24)

The Pennsylvania Miners' Story is a 2002 television film. It was written by Elwood Reid and directed by David Frankel. The film is based on the real events occurred at the Quecreek Mine. It was mostly filmed on location at Somerset County, Pennsylvania and some scenes were shot on the actual Quecreek Mine. "The Pennsylvania Miners' Story" was first aired at ABC on November 24, 2002.

Plot

The film tells the real story of nine miners trapped underground and the attempts to rescue them. Based on the events occurred on the Quecreek Mine between July 24 to 28, 2002.

Production

Disney reportedly paid "$1.35 million ($150,000 to each miner) for the television and book rights."[2]

Cast

Reception

"The Pennsylvania Miners' Story" was nominated for two Golden Reel Awards, in the categories of "Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Sound Effects & Foley" and "Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Dialogue & ADR".[3]

Anita Gates from The New York Times wrote: "The film captures the elation of the rescue and of renewed hope along the way but doesn't begin to convey the drama of the actual events in Quecreek, Pa. And this was a story in which the news coverage could make a person cry."[2]

Walter Chaw of Film Freak Central wrote: "Tweaking emotions is a fragile pastime, and there's a thin line between "tribute" and "mawkish.""[4]

References

  1. ^ "Budget". IMDB. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Gates, Anita (23 November 2002). "TELEVISION REVIEW; When the Mines Yielded A Genuine Human Drama". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Awards". IMDB. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. ^ Walter Chaw (August 7, 2003). "JOHNSTOWN FLOOD & THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS' STORY - DVDs". Film Freak Central. Archived from the original on 2003-08-23.