STORY
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.
CAST & CREW
- Ted Eccles
- Theodore Bikel
- Tudi Wiggins
- Paul Hébert
- Cosette Lee
Cast
- Ray Freeborn
Director
INFORMATION
- Paramount Pictures
Production Companies
- United States of America
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- English