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Where the Red Fern Grows

1974 · 97 min

A heartfelt, old-fashioned coming-of-age tale that earns its tears through simple, honest storytelling and deep bonds between a boy and his dogs.

Tagline
Glory and victory were theirs, but sadness waited too! And close by was the strange and wonderful power that's only found...
Overview
Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • grief
  • survival
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Norman Tokar
Written by
Douglas C. Stewart, Eleanor Lamb
Starring
Stewart Petersen, James Whitmore, Beverly Garland, Jack Ging, Lonny Chapman, Jill Clark, Jeanna Wilson, Bill Thurman
Music
Lex de Azevedo
Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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