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The Learning Tree (1969) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 13, 1970 · The Learning Tree: Directed by Gordon Parks. With Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar. A bittersweet, idyllic story about a year in the life of 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor Black family in Kansas, who learns about love, fear, racial injustice, and immorality.
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- Drama
- Gordon Parks
- 1970-03-13
The Learning Tree is a 1969 American coming-of-age film written, produced and directed by Gordon Parks, who also scored the film. It depicts the life of Newt Winger, a teenager growing up in Cherokee Flats, Kansas, in the 1920s and chronicles his journey into manhood marked with tragic events.
Novel, Screenplay. Genevieve Young. Story Consultant. The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood.
The Learning Tree - Full Cast & Crew. 1969. 1 hr 47 mins. Drama, Kids. PG. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Gordon Parks' adaptation of his own novel about a black teenager living in 1920s...
- Gordon Parks
Synopsis. Newt Winger, a sensitive teenaged Negro boy, lives in a small Kansas town in the mid-1920's; his mother, Sarah, is a domestic for the local circuit judge, and his father works for Jake Kiner, a kindly white rancher. When Newt is injured in a tornado, he is rescued and initiated into sex by Big Mabel, the local whore.
The Learning Tree. With this tender and clear-eyed coming-of-age odyssey, the renowned photographer turned filmmaker Gordon Parks not only became the first Black American director to make a Hollywood studio film, he also served as writer, producer, and composer, resulting in a deeply personal artistic achievement.
