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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961)

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come poster
Original title
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
Directed by
Andrew V. McLaglen
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young orphan boy is taken in by a farming family in the Kentucky mountains. He grows up during the Civil War era, facing loyalty conflicts between Union and Confederate neighbors.

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What happens

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come is an American CinemaScope Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. It stars Jimmie Rodgers and Luana Patten and includes the film debut of George Kennedy. It is based on the 1903 novel of the same title by John Fox Jr., which had previously been filmed in 1920, directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Jack Pickford, and again in 1928, directed by Alfred Santell and starring Richard Barthelmess. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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