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Director:
David Frankel
Writer:
Elwood Reid (writer)
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Release Date:
24 November 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Buried under tons of rock, drowning in water, losing air, all they had left was the will to survive. Hope runs deep.
Plot:
Based on the real-life chronicle of the "nine for nine" Pennsylvania coal miners who were rescued in the summer of 2002... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
well done, scary, inspiring more (11 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Graham Beckel ... Randy Fogle

Dylan Bruno ... Blaine Mayhugh
Marisa Ryan ... Leslie Mayhugh
J.D. Souther ... Dennis 'Harpo' Hall (as John David Souther)

Michael Bowen ... Robert 'Boogie' Pugh

Brad Greenquist ... Ronald 'Hound Dog' Hileman

Robert Knepper ... Mark ' Moe' Popernack

William Mapother ... John 'Flathead' Phillippi

John Ratzenberger ... Thomas 'Tucker' Foy
Finn Carter ... Missy Phillippi
Anjanette Comer ... Sue Unger

Annie Corley ... Annette Fogle
Lucinda Jenney ... Cindy Thomas
Kathleen McNenny ... Sandy Popernack
Mariann Mayberry ... Cathy Hileman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Nine in the Mine (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

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well done, scary, inspiring, 6 August 2003
Author: vchimpanzee from North Carolina

I don't know what it's like to be a miner, but this movie certainly showed that miners are 'a different breed'. They were shown to be capable of handling much more than the average person, and probably more than they thought. The scenes of the danger, especially the rising water, inside the mine appeared very realistic and quite scary. While at times the miners appeared on the verge of giving up, who wouldn't be? But they didn't just give up, and this real-life event had to be nothing more than a miracle. Some of the miners had a strong faith, and those who didn't had to develop one fast. When they all said "The Lord's Prayer", it was clear all of them knew what it would take to get them out of the situation.

The one weakness, for me, was the cliched performances of some of the family members who were desperate for information or good news. But as one cast member said, these people were just saying what everyone wanted to. I also thought some of the bad language was unnecessary, especially when the miners were not yet in danger (though you have to believe the real miners said much worse). One source referred to the movie as family-oriented, and except for the language and some scary moments, it surely was.

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