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The Learning Tree

  • 19691969
  • PGPG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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The Learning Tree (1969)
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of the black teenager in small-town America are explored with a strong statement about human values.
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A bittersweet and idyllic story about a year in the life of a 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor black family in Kansas, who learns about love, fear, racial injustice, and immorality.A bittersweet and idyllic story about a year in the life of a 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor black family in Kansas, who learns about love, fear, racial injustice, and immorality.A bittersweet and idyllic story about a year in the life of a 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor black family in Kansas, who learns about love, fear, racial injustice, and immorality.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
23,607
10,168
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    • Director
      • Gordon Parks
    • Writers
      • Gordon Parks(novel)
      • Genevieve Young(story consultant)
    • Stars
      • Kyle Johnson
      • Alex Clarke
      • Estelle Evans
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Gordon Parks
    • Writers
      • Gordon Parks(novel)
      • Genevieve Young(story consultant)
    • Stars
      • Kyle Johnson
      • Alex Clarke
      • Estelle Evans
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

    Videos2

    Trailer
    Trailer 0:54
    Trailer
    A Salute to Black Directors
    Clip 4:16
    A Salute to Black Directors

    Photos47

    Gordon Parks in The Learning Tree (1969)
    The Learning Tree (1969)
    Malcolm Atterbury and Richard Ward in The Learning Tree (1969)
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    The Learning Tree (1969)
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    Alex Clarke in The Learning Tree (1969)
    Kyle Johnson in The Learning Tree (1969)
    Kyle Johnson and Peggy Rea in The Learning Tree (1969)
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    Alex Clarke in The Learning Tree (1969)

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    Kyle Johnson
    Kyle Johnson
    • Newt
    Alex Clarke
    • Marcus
    Estelle Evans
    Estelle Evans
    • Sarah
    Dana Elcar
    Dana Elcar
    • Kirky
    Mira Waters
    • Arcella
    Joel Fluellen
    • Uncle Rob
    Malcolm Atterbury
    Malcolm Atterbury
    • Silas Newhall
    Richard Ward
    Richard Ward
    • Booker Savage
    Russell Thorson
    Russell Thorson
    • Judge Cavanaugh
    Peggy Rea
    Peggy Rea
    • Miss McClintock
    Carole Lamond
    • Big Mabel
    • (as Carol Lamond)
    Kevin Hagen
    Kevin Hagen
    • Doc Tim Cravens
    Jimmy Rushing
    Jimmy Rushing
    • Chappie Logan
    • (as James Rushing)
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Spikey
    Felix Nelson
    • Jack Winger
    George Mitchell
    George Mitchell
    • Jake Kiner
    S. Pearl Sharp
    • Prissy
    • (as Saundra Sharp)
    Steven Perry
    Steven Perry
    • Jappy
    • (as Stephen Perry)
    • Director
      • Gordon Parks
    • Writers
      • Gordon Parks(novel) (written for the screen by)
      • Genevieve Young(story consultant)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The first major Hollywood studio (Warner Bros.) feature film directed by an African-American (Gordon Parks).
    • Connections
      Edited into Afro Promo (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      The Learning Tree
      Words and Music by Gordon Parks
      Sung by O.C. Smith

    User reviews12

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    Top review
    10/10
    I like this movie a lot!
    I watched it now in the future present. I really enjoyed how they wrote it and how the cops and the people and the other people talked and communicated and I loved the whole process. But the best part was a very good transition between social castes and ideologies, it was all very good.
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    • juanmuscle
    • Feb 28, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 1970 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Learn, Baby, Learn
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Scott, Kansas, USA
    • Production company
      • Winger
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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