Tom Sawyer (1973)

Directed by

Don Taylor

Genre

musical film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

G

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Tom Sawyer has adventures along the Mississippi River with his friends. The story is about his childhood mischief and small-town life.

whimsicalplayfulnostalgiclightheartedfamily-orientedmellowquaintearnest

What happens

Tom Sawyer is a 1973 American musical film adaptation of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer directed by Don Taylor. The film was produced by Reader's Digest in collaboration with Arthur P. Jacobs, and its screenplay and songs were written by the Sherman Brothers, Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. During the 46th Academy Awards, the film received three nominations for Best Original Song Score, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design, but failed to win any. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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