The Learning Tree
Gordon Parks, 1969
A teenager comes of age in 1920s Kansas, facing love, racism and a murder he witnessed. Parks adapted his own semi-autobiographical novel.
Preserved in the U.S. National Film Registry
- Year
- 1969
- Type
- Feature
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Running time
- 1 h 47 min
- Genre
- Drama
Where to watch
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Awards
- National Film RegistrySelected for preservation1989
Cast and crew
- Director
- Gordon Parks
- Writer
- Gordon Parks
- Producer
- Gordon Parks
- Cinematography
- Burnett Guffey
- Editor
- George R. Rohrs
- Music
- Gordon Parks
- Kyle Johnson
- Alex Clarke
- Estelle Evans
- Dana ElcarKirky
- Mira WatersArcella
- Joel FluellenUncle Rob
- Malcolm AtterburySilas Newhall
- Richard WardBooker Savage
- Russell ThorsonJudge Cavanaugh
- Peggy ReaMiss McClintock
- Carole LamondBig Mabel
- Kevin HagenDoc Tim Cravens
