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Tom Sawyer

  • 19731973
  • GG
  • 1h 43m
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6.4/10
2.3K
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Tom Sawyer (1973)
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn investigate a suspicious graveyard murder and more in this musical version of Mark Twain's novel.
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Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn investigate a suspicious graveyard murder and more in this musical version of Mark Twain's novel.Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn investigate a suspicious graveyard murder and more in this musical version of Mark Twain's novel.Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn investigate a suspicious graveyard murder and more in this musical version of Mark Twain's novel.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Don Taylor
    • Mark Twain(novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
    • Robert B. Sherman(screenplay)
    • Richard M. Sherman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Johnny Whitaker
    • Celeste Holm
    • Warren Oates
    • Don Taylor
    • Mark Twain(novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
    • Robert B. Sherman(screenplay)
    • Richard M. Sherman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Johnny Whitaker
    • Celeste Holm
    • Warren Oates
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Trailer 2:53
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    Photos82

    Jodie Foster and Johnny Whitaker in Tom Sawyer (1973)
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    Celeste Holm at an event for Tom Sawyer (1973)
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    Warren Oates in Tom Sawyer (1973)
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    Johnny Whitaker
    Johnny Whitaker
    • Tom Sawyer
    Celeste Holm
    Celeste Holm
    • Aunt Polly
    Warren Oates
    Warren Oates
    • Muff Potter
    Jeff East
    Jeff East
    • Huckleberry Finn
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Becky Thatcher
    Lucille Benson
    Lucille Benson
    • Widder Martha Douglas
    Henry Jones
    Henry Jones
    • Mr. Dobbins
    Noah Keen
    Noah Keen
    • Judge Cyrus Thatcher
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Clayton
    Richard Eastham
    Richard Eastham
    • Dr. P. R. Robinson
    Sandy Kenyon
    Sandy Kenyon
    • Constable Clemmens
    Joshua Hill Lewis
    • Cousin Sidney
    Susan Joyce
    Susan Joyce
    • Cousin Mary
    Steve Hogg
    • Ben Rogers
    Sean Summers
    • Billy Fisher
    K. Michael Jefferson
    • Joe Jefferson
    • (as Kevin Jefferson)
    Page Williams
    • Saloon Girl
    James A. Kuhn
    • Blacksmith
      • Don Taylor
      • Mark Twain(novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
      • Robert B. Sherman(screenplay)
      • Richard M. Sherman(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The 'Julia Belle Swain' is a steam-powered stern wheeler operating out of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA as of 2015. Designed and built in 1971 by Capt. Dennis Trone, the 'Julia Belle' was the last boat built by Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works of Dubuque, Iowa. The boat's steam engines were built in 1915 by the Gillett and Eaton Company and originally installed on the central wheel ferryboat City of Baton Rouge. The engines have logged well over a million miles. The steamer was featured prominently in this movie (as the "River Queen") and in its sequel Huckleberry Finn (1974).
    • Goofs
      Injun Joe leaps out of the courtroom window and lands on the ground. When he gets up and starts to run, the covering used to hide whatever soft surface he landed on flips up for a second.
    • Quotes

      Becky Thatcher: It's so nice being engaged.

      Tom Sawyer: Why, sure. When me and Amy Lawrence was engaged, we used to go...

      Becky Thatcher: Oh, Tom! So, I'm not the first one you've been engaged to. Philanderer!

      Tom Sawyer: What?

      Becky Thatcher: Well, that's what you are.

      Tom Sawyer: Yeah, but what does it mean?

      Becky Thatcher: I'm not sure. But, even if I did know I wouldn't tell you!

      [Becky Thatcher began to walking away from him]

    • Connections
      Featured in The Boys (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      River Song
      Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

      Performed by Charley Pride

    User reviews18

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    10/10
    Relive the Olden Days of Freedom with Tom and Huck
    Young Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn enjoy the free days of youth in this 1973 film adaptation of the classic Mark Twain story "Tom Sawyer." With their stories and lives of the two boys blending in together so much, it's hard to tell where one starts and the other leaves off. They both live in the same slow easy days, which are also fresh with rascally trouble and bristling with uncouth characters. Tom Sawyer lives with an Aunt played by Celeste Holm and her two children. The boy does not like him and continually sets up booby traps for Tom when he sneaks in his room late for supper, but the daughter thinks the world of him. On one of their many hikes, Tom and Huck witness a scuffle that leads to murder. And Tom has a love interest in the form of a new girl, played by Jodie Foster. But all this takes a back seat to the adventurous and easy-going spirits of the boys and the wonderful music score and songs by the Sherman brothers. The performances by Johnnie Whitaker as Tom and Jeff East as Huck are very natural (Jeff East was particularly memorable) and a lot of recognizable faces make up the colorful supporting cast. A true highlight of the film is Charley Pride's song about being young and free, sung at the beginning and end of the film. I looked into buying the cd. But it was way too expensive, being a very rare find. If you love musicals and the imagination of Mark Twain, then you need to find this right away and while away the hours doing something close to nothing but getting in trouble anyway.
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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1973 (United States)
      • United States
      • Official site
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Meramac Caverns, Stanton, Missouri, USA
    • Production companies
      • Reader's Digest
      • Apjac International
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
      • Color

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