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My Side of the Mountain

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My Side of the Mountain

A boy who dreams of leaving civilization.

6.7

1h 40m

1969

“A boy who dreams of leaving civilization.”

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Sam Gribley, a devotee of Thoreau, decides to leave the city 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.

Director

James B. Clark

Trailer

ActionAdventureDramaFamily

mountainsurvivallife in the woods

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Cast & Crew

Ted Eccles

Ted Eccles

as Sam Gribley

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

as Bando

Tudi Wiggins

as Miss Turner

Paul Hébert

Paul Hébert

as Hunter

Cosette Lee

Cosette Lee

as Apple Lady

Ralph Endersby

as Boy In Soda Fountain

George Allan

as Boy In Soda Fountain

Dan McIlravey

as Little Boy On Bus

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