My Side of the Mountain
“A boy who dreams of leaving civilization.”
Thirteen-year-old Sam Gribley, a devotee of Thoreau, decides to leave the city 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.
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Cast
19 people
Ted Eccles
Sam Gribley
Known for
The Little Drummer Boy
Bad Ronald
Theodore Bikel
Bando
Known for
The African Queen
My Fair Lady
Tudi Wiggins
Miss Turner
Known for
Monkey Shines
Paul Hébert
Hunter
Known for
Nuremberg
Mouchette
Cosette Lee
Apple Lady
Known for
Deranged
Ralph Endersby
Boy In Soda Fountain
Also in
The Forest Rangers
Rip-Off
George Allan
Boy In Soda Fountain
Also in
The Wednesday Play
Dan McIlravey
Little Boy On Bus
Also in
The Borrowers
Pinocchio’s Birthday Party
Frank Perry
Mr. Gribley
Known for
The Neptune Factor
Peggi Loder
Mrs. Gribley
Also in
David and Hazel: A Story in Communication
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
Tom Harvey
Deer Poacher
Known for
Strange Brew
Away from Her
Larry Reynolds
Deer Poacher
Known for
My Bloody Valentine
Killer Workout
James B. Clark Director · Ted Sherdeman Writer Jane Klove Writer
Worldwide gross $2M · United States release June 25, 1969 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 25, 1969
Theatrical
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