Where the Red Fern Grows
1974 · Movie · G · 97 min · ★ 6.9 · 62% critics
A hardworking farm boy saves for two years to buy a pair of redbone coonhound pups, then bonds with them through hunting trips and country adventures. Along the way, he learns about responsibility, courage, loyalty, and the hard parts of growing up.
Based on Where the Red Fern Grows
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-06-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (57 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy old-fashioned family stories about kids, animals, and perseverance; Not for you if hunting scenes or emotionally heavy pet stories are upsetting.
Pros: heartfelt dog bond; strong family themes; nostalgic country setting | Cons: very sad moments; dated scenes; uneven book adaptation
Themes
- pets
Cast & crew
Stewart Petersen
as Billy Colman
James Whitmore
as Grandpa
Beverly Garland
as Mother
Jack Ging
as Father
Lonny Chapman
as Sheriff
- JC
Jill Clark
as Alice
- JW
Jeanna Wilson
as Sara
Bill Thurman
as Sam Bellington
- BD
Bill Dunbar
as Ben Kyle
- RC
Rex Corley
as Rubin Pritchard
Directed by Norman Tokar