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About
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.
Theatrical
Jun 25, 1969
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 27, 2004
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Cast
Full credits →T
Ted Eccles
Sam Gribley
T
Theodore Bikel
Bando
T
Tudi Wiggins
Miss Turner
P
Paul Hébert
Hunter
C
Cosette Lee
Apple Lady
R
Ralph Endersby
Boy In Soda Fountain
D
Dan McIlravey
Little Boy On Bus
F
Frank Perry
Mr. Gribley
P
Peggi Loder
Mrs. Gribley
T
Tom Harvey
Deer Poacher
L
Larry Reynolds
Deer Poacher
P
Patrick Peuvion
Ranger
G
Gina Dick
Mary Gribley
K
Karen Pearson
Prudence Gribley
M
Maxie Rosenbloom
Flint Seller
B
Bruno the Bear
Bear
