Teddy Eccles
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Sep 4, 1971 · A family adventure film based on the novel by Jean George. A boy runs away to live in the wilderness and befriends a falcon and a raccoon.
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- Adventure, Family
- James B. Clark
- 1971-09-04
My Side of the Mountain is a 1969 Panavision and Technicolor film adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name, by Jean Craighead George. It was directed by James B. Clark.
My Side of the Mountain is a middle-grade adventure novel written and illustrated by American writer Jean George published by E. P. Dutton in 1959. It features a boy who learns courage, independence, and the need for companionship while attempting to live in the Catskill Mountains of New York State.
A 1999 adaptation of the classic children's novel about a boy who runs away to live in the woods. See the ratings, cast, plot summary, and where to watch this family-friendly film online.
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- James B. Clark
- G
- Ted Eccles
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 ...
- James B. Clark
- 100 min
- 22
My Side of the Mountain. Sam, a brilliant child, leaves home for the mountains after being told that the family summer trip has been canceled, thus preventing him from doing the algae experiments he had planned for that summer. The film chronicles his struggle for independence, and with the forces of natures. 1,342 IMDb 6.6 1 h 40 min 1969.
Dec 13, 2017 · A 1969 adaptation of Jean Craighead George's novel about a boy who runs away to live in the wilderness. Learn about the cast, crew, production, and reception of this adventure film.
