The Little Riders
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The Little Riders is a book by Margaretha Shemin, that was made into a television movie in 1996
which aired on the Disney Channel
. It tells the story of Joanna Hunter, a young Dutch-American girl who goes to visit her grandparents in the Netherlands, when the Nazis occupy the village. Joanna must protect the statues in the town's clock tower
of the freedom fighters who defended the village, when the Nazis threaten to destroy them.
The movie had a mix of British and international talent. Johanna was played by Noley Thornton
. Fellow American Luke Edwards also starred. British Legends like Paul Scofield, Rosemary Harris and Malcom McDowell were the adult leads. Derek De Lint, Hidde Maas and Wim Serlie also starred from the Netherlands along with other Brits such as Benedicke Blythe, Christopher Villiers and Martin Delaney in smaller roles.
1996 in film
Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...
which aired on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
. It tells the story of Joanna Hunter, a young Dutch-American girl who goes to visit her grandparents in the Netherlands, when the Nazis occupy the village. Joanna must protect the statues in the town's clock tower
Clock tower
A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more clock faces. Clock towers can be either freestanding or part of a church or municipal building such as a town hall. Some clock towers are not true clock towers having had their clock faces added to an already existing building...
of the freedom fighters who defended the village, when the Nazis threaten to destroy them.
The movie had a mix of British and international talent. Johanna was played by Noley Thornton
Noley Thornton
Noley Thornton is a television and film actress whose works spanned American entertainment from 1990 through 1995.In 1994, Thornton was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category of "Best Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series" at the Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards for her...
. Fellow American Luke Edwards also starred. British Legends like Paul Scofield, Rosemary Harris and Malcom McDowell were the adult leads. Derek De Lint, Hidde Maas and Wim Serlie also starred from the Netherlands along with other Brits such as Benedicke Blythe, Christopher Villiers and Martin Delaney in smaller roles.