My Side of The Mountain

– Film adaption of the novel by Jean Craighead George. A family movie made by Paramount Studios, the s..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1969
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.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
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My Side of the Mountain (1969) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Jun 1969

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

James B. Clark

Writer:

Joanna Crawford, Jean George (novel), Jane Klove, Ted Sherdeman

Main Actors:

Ted Eccles, Theodore Bikel, Tudi Wiggins, Paul Hébert

Plot:

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.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%