My Side of the Mountain (1969)
"A boy who dreams of leaving civilization."

Title: My Side of the Mountain
Original Title: My Side of the Mountain
Release Date: 1969-06-25
Status: Released
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 23 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
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.
Cast

Ted Eccles
Sam Gribley

Theodore Bikel
Bando

Tudi Wiggins
Miss Turner

Paul Hébert
Hunter

Cosette Lee
Apple Lady

Ralph Endersby
Boy In Soda Fountain

George Allan
Boy In Soda Fountain

Dan McIlravey
Little Boy On Bus