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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.
Mar 13, 1970 · A coming-of-age story of a Black teenager in Kansas in the 1920s, directed by the first African-American to helm a Hollywood studio film. The Learning Tree explores themes of racism, family, love, and morality with a strong humanist message.
- (1.6K)
- Drama
- Gordon Parks
- 1970-03-13
Brief Synopsis. A black boy growing up in Kansas dreams of a better life in this film version of director Gordon Parks's autobiography.
- Gordon Parks, Jack Aldworth, Fred Giles
- Kyle Johnson
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- Gordon Parks
- 107 min
- 10
The Learning Tree (1969) A bittersweet and idyllic story about a year in the life of a 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor black family in Kansas, who learns about love, fear, racial injustice, immorality.
- 107 min
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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As an African-American teen in small-town Kansas in the 1920s, Newt Winger (Kyle Johnson) largely shrugs off the racial prejudice of his time and place. His calm and self-controlled perspective is...
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- Drama
- PG
