My Side of the Mountain (1969)

overview : Film adaption of the novel by Jean Craighead George. A family movie made by Paramount Studios, the story revolves around thirteen-year old Sam Gribley (Teddy Eccles), a devotee of Thoreau, as many were back in the in 1960's. Sam decides to leave the city (set in Toronto) to spend a sabbatical in the Canadian woods and see if he can make it as a self-sufficient spirit after his parents promise a summer trip that doesn't pan out.

Release Date : Jun 25, 1969

Runtime : 1h 40m

Genre : Action  Adventure  Drama  Family  

Companies : Paramount

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : mountain, survival, life in the woods