My side of the mountain [videorecording (DVD)] / Paramount Pictures presents a Robert B. Radnitz production ; produced by Robert B. Radnitz ; screenplay by Ted Sherdeman & Jane Klove and Joanna Crawford ; directed by James B. Clark.
Title from container. Teddy Eccles, Theodore Bikel, Tudi Wiggins, Paul Hébert, Cosette Lee, Ralph Endersby, George Allan. Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. Based on the novel by Jean George.
Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Sam Gribley's hero is naturalist poet Henry David Thoreau. So Sam decides to write a note to his folks, pack up some of his belongings and leave home for the challenge of wilderness living. Realizing his dream, Sam feeds himself, builds a makeshift home and learns to live in harmony with nature -- miles from civilization.
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