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My Side of the Mountain (1969)

G · 1969-06-25 · 1h 40m · EN
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A boy who dreams of leaving civilization.

Film adaption of the novel by Jean Craighead George. A family movie made by Paramount Studios, the story revolves around thirteen-year old Sam Gribley (Teddy Eccles), a devotee of Thoreau, as many were back in the in 1960's. Sam decides to leave the city (set in Toronto) to spend a sabbatical in the Canadian woods and see if he can make it as a self-sufficient spirit after his parents promise a summer trip that doesn't pan out.

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Ted SherdemanWriterJames B. ClarkDirectorJoanna CrawfordWriterJane KloveWriter

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Ted EcclesTed EcclesSam GribleyTheodore BikelTheodore BikelBandoTudi WigginsTudi WigginsMiss TurnerPaul HébertPaul HébertHunterCosette LeeCosette LeeApple LadyRalph EndersbyRalph EndersbyBoy In Soda FountainGeorge AllanGeorge AllanBoy In Soda FountainDan McIlraveyDan McIlraveyLittle Boy On Bus

Keywords

MountainSurvivalLife in the woods

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Genre affinityAction · Drama · AdventureTheme affinityMountain · Survival · Life In The WoodsDialogue densityDramaPacingActionEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference278390

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Film adaption of the novel by Jean Craighead George. A family movie made by Paramount Studios, the story revolves around thirteen-year old Sam Gribley (Teddy Eccles), a devotee of Thoreau, as many were back in the in 1960's. Sam decides to leave the city (set in Toronto) to spend a sabbatical in the Canadian woods and see if he can make it as a self-sufficient spirit after his parents promise a summer trip that doesn't pan out.

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My Side of the Mountain has a runtime of 100 minutes.

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