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The Red Pony

1973 · 101 min

A gentle, unhurried rural coming-of-age tale with a quiet ache about a boy and the animals and adults he longs to connect with.

Directed by: Robert Totten
Genres: Tv movie, Drama
Starring: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson

Overview: A young farmboy who can't seem to communicate with his father develops an attachment to a young red pony.

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Directed by: Robert Totten
Genres: Tv movie, Drama
Starring: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
parenthood
isolation
healing
Places: countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: tv movie, drama
Directed by: Robert Totten
Written by: Robert Totten, Ron Bishop
Starring: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Jack Elam, Clint Howard, Julian Rivero, Roy Jenson, Lieux Dressler
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography: Frank V. Phillips, Andrew Jackson
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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