Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

  • G
  • 06/21/1974 (US)
  • Drama, Family
  • 1h 37m

Glory and victory were theirs, but sadness waited too! And close by was the strange and wonderful power that's only found...

Overview

Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.

Norman Tokar

Director

Douglas C. Stewart

Screenplay

Wilson Rawls

Novel

Eleanor Lamb

Screenplay

Cast

Stewart Petersen's headshot

Stewart Petersen

Billy Colman
James Whitmore's headshot

James Whitmore

Grandpa
Beverly Garland's headshot

Beverly Garland

Mother
Jack Ging's headshot

Jack Ging

Father
Lonny Chapman's headshot

Lonny Chapman

Sheriff
Jill Clark's headshot

Jill Clark

Alice
Jeanna Wilson's headshot

Jeanna Wilson

Sara
Bill Thurman's headshot

Bill Thurman

Sam Bellington

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