USA,
2002, 90 min
Directed by:
David FrankelScreenplay:
Elwood ReidCinematography:
John ThomasComposer:
Mason DaringCast:
Graham Beckel, Dylan Bruno, Michael Bowen, JD Souther, Brad Greenquist, Robert Knepper, William Mapother, Anjanette Comer, Annie Corley, Lucinda Jenney (more)Plots(1)
Experience the unbelievable but true account of hope, friendship, and courage that captivated an entire nation in THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS' STORY. Relive every gut-wrenching, heart-rending minute of the ordeal when a close-knit group of nine coal miners accidentally punch into an old mine shaft that's holding back millions of gallons of trapped groundwater. Now tragically trapped themselves in claustrophobic four-foot-high shafts, time becomes the real enemy. As their families gather above ground, the miners must battle rising water, hypothermia, "black damp," and the odds below -- armed only with the will to survive. (official distributor synopsis)
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