My Side of the Mountain

"A boy who dreams of leaving civilization."

Sep 4 1971 G 1h 40m
Adventure, Family

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.

Official Trailer
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.

Written by

Joanna Crawford, Jean George, Jane Klove

Directed by

James B. Clark

Cast

Ted Eccles, Theodore Bikel, Tudi Wiggins

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
My Side of the Mountain - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,215
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA