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Director:
Gordon Parks
Writers:
Gordon Parks (novel)
Gordon Parks (screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 March 1970 (Finland) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager,... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins See more »
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
[DVD Review] The Learning Tree
 (From JustPressPlay. 6 March 2011, 10:40 PM, PST)
Joshua Reviews Gordon Parks’ The Learning Tree [DVD Review]
 (From CriterionCast. 4 March 2011, 3:25 PM, PST)
Gordon Parks’ The Learning Tree now available on Warner Archive DVD
 (From ShadowAndAct. 1 February 2011, 6:49 PM, PST)
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Cast

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Kyle Johnson ... Newt
Alex Clarke ... Marcus
Estelle Evans ... Sarah

Dana Elcar ... Kirky
Mira Waters ... Arcella
Joel Fluellen ... Uncle Rob

Malcolm Atterbury ... Silas Newhall
Richard Ward ... Booker Savage
Russell Thorson ... Judge Cavanaugh
Peggy Rea ... Miss McClintock
Carol Lamond ... Big Mabel

Kevin Hagen ... Doc Tim Cravens
Jimmy Rushing ... Chappie Logan (as James Rushing)

Dub Taylor ... Spikey
Felix Nelson ... Jack Winger
George Mitchell ... Jake Kiner
S. Pearl Sharp ... Prissy (as Saundra Sharp)
Stephen Perry ... Jappy
Don Dubbins ... Harley Davis, Defense Attorney
Jon Lormer ... McCormack
Morgan Sterne ... Mr. Hall
Thomas Anderson ... Pastor Broadnap
Phillip Roye ... Pete Winger

Hope Summers ... Mrs. Kiner
Carter Vinnegar ... Seansy
Bobby Goss ... Skunk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zooey Hall ... Chauncey Cavanaugh (uncredited)
Alfred Jones ... Cap'n Tuck (uncredited)
Tony Teebo ... Farm Boy (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gordon Parks 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Gordon Parks  novel
Gordon Parks  screenplay

Produced by
Jimmy Lydon .... associate producer
Gordon Parks .... producer
 
Original Music by
Gordon Parks 
 
Cinematography by
Burnett Guffey 
 
Film Editing by
George R. Rohrs 
 
Sound Department
Joel Cox .... sound assistant
 
Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock .... special photographic effects
 
Music Department
Dan Wallin .... score mixer
 

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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Stage 19, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USASee more »
Company:
WingerSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The first major studio feature film directed by an African-American (Gordon Parks).See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)See more »

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Worth a watch, 18 February 2008
Author: creshayd from United States

I totally disagree with the previous review that says this movie has been white washed. Had he done his research he would know this was written and directed by a black man. He may need to take into account that this was filmed in 1969. This is how films from that time looked. The sets and costumes for films like Moses and Cleopatra weren't exactly realistic. I will agree that the acting isn't the greatest, but the story is good. There isn't any stereotyping in this movie, they have blacks and whites of different classes and backgrounds. Ever black isn't shiftless and and all of the whites aren't racist. I think it is a fair depiction of what blacks went through and the frustration they felt at that time. Its not the greatest movie I have seen, but it think it's worth watching.

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