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Where the Red Fern Grows
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Where the Red Fern Grows

1974-06-21 · 97 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Family

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.

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Directors
Norman Tokar
Production companies
Doty-Dayton Production
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Stewart PetersenStewart PetersenBilly Colman
James WhitmoreJames WhitmoreGrandpa
Beverly GarlandBeverly GarlandMother
Jack GingJack GingFather
Lonny ChapmanLonny ChapmanSheriff
Jill ClarkAlice
Jeanna WilsonSara
Bill ThurmanBill ThurmanSam Bellington
Bill DunbarBen Kyle
Rex CorleyRubin Pritchard
John LindseyRainie Pritchard
Garland McKinneyMr. Pritchard

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