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Spencer's Mountain is a 1963 American family drama film written, directed and produced by Delmer Daves, from the 1961 novel of the same name by Earl Hamner Jr., [2] and starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara. [3]
Spencer's Mountain: Directed by Delmer Daves. With Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur, Donald Crisp. Grand Teton quarryman and family patriarch carefully navigates issues of religion and education in order to eke out a brighter future for his family.
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- Drama, Family
- Delmer Daves
- 1963-05-16
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While studying at the new town library, Clayboy falls in love with Claris Coleman, the wealthy daughter of Clay's employer. Meanwhile, tragedy strikes the Spencer family when Grandpa is crushed to death by a fallen tree. The university finally accepts Clayboy's application, but there is no scholarship money available.
- Delmer Daves
- Henry Fonda
Apr 4, 2016 · Spencer's Mountain is an American family drama film written, directed, and produced in 1963 by Delmer Daves from a novel by Earl Hamner, Jr. The film stars Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, and in early appearances in their careers, James MacArthur, Veronica Cartwright, and Victor French.
- 118 min
- 18.7K
- Kelker
Clay Spencer, his wife Olivia Spencer and their nine children are the third and fourth generations of Spencers who have lived on Spencer's Mountain in the Snake River Valley nestled within the Grand Tetons of Wyoming. Like generations before them, they are uneducated and poor but hard working.
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Oscar-winner Henry Fonda ("On Golden Pond") is the larger-than-life patriarch in a family of nine in this dramatic story of a Wyoming landowner who keeps promising to build...
