My Side of the Mountain (1969)
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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Stars:
- James B. Clark
Writing:
- Ted Sherdeman
- Joanna Crawford
- Jane Klove
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Release Date: 1969-06-25
6.5/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 100