My Side of the Mountain

Story Line

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.

“A boy who dreams of leaving civilization.”

Top Cast

Ted Eccles

Sam Gribley

Theodore Bikel

Bando

Tudi Wiggins

Miss Turner

Paul Hébert

Hunter

Cosette Lee

Apple Lady

Ralph Endersby

Boy In Soda Fountain