My Side of the Mountain (1969)

Directed by

James B. Clark

Genre

adventure film, children's film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

G

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Sam Gribley leaves his family's apartment to live on his own in the Canadian wilderness. He builds a home in a tree, makes friends with a raccoon and a falcon, and learns to survive in nature.

peacefulsolitarynostalgicgentleoutdoorsyquietearnestslow-paced

What happens

My Side of the Mountain is a 1969 Panavision and Technicolor adventure film Directed by James B. Clark. It is an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name, by Jean Craighead George. The film stars Teddy Eccles and Theodore Bikel. Based on the book, the film concerns Sam Gribley decides to leave his parents' apartment to go self-living in the Canadian woods with his raccoon pet Gus and trains a falcon and names him Frightful. He would later befriend Bando and Miss Turner during his stay at the woods. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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