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Overview

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Writers (WGA):

Forrest Carter (novel)
Earl Hamner Jr. (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 December 1997 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents... more | add synopsis

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations more

User Comments:

beautyfull ,touching story more (16 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Cromwell ... Granpa
Tantoo Cardinal ... Granma

Joseph Ashton ... Little Tree / Joshua

Mika Boorem ... Little Girl
Christopher Heyerdahl ... Pine Billy
Christopher Fennell ... Wilburn (as Chris Fennell)

Graham Greene ... Willow John
Leni Parker ... Martha
Rebecca Dewey ... Dolly
Bill Rowat ... Henry
Robert Daviau ... Ralph
Norris Domingue ... Mr. Jenkins

Mark Jeffrey Miller ... Preacher

Gordon Masten ... Politician

Howard Rosenstein ... Calf's Owner
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

L'éducation de Little Tree (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG for language and thematic elements including old fashioned discipline.

Runtime:

Argentina:116 min | USA:112 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Allied Films more


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Continuity: When Little Tree is fetching wood chips at Jenkins' store, there's an axe stuck in the stump. When the girl first comes over to talk with him, the axe handle is down at about an angle of 45 degrees. After she touches his moccasins and they talk about the fact that he's an Indian, there's a wide shot and the axe handle has been repositioned so that it's parallel to the ground. more

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Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#21.7)" (1999) more


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beautyfull ,touching story, 30 April 2002
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Author: Adam from toronto, Canada

a very touching journey of a little indian boy to discover his place in the world.This is a perfect movie without pretense ,political correctness just the way life is ... I recommend this movie to anyone big or small you will not be disapointed.

we see simple people leading simple life with their own laws and rules often viewed "immoral" by others and the law. This is one of the aspects movie that I really liked ,way it`s show that many of the "laws" society imposes on us are merciless ,unjust and have no basis in reality of people forced upon.

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