My Side of the Mountain

About My Side of the Mountain

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.

My Side of the Mountain is a 1969 action adventure film directed by James B. Clark. Its themes are mountain, survival, and life in the woods.

Ted Eccles appears as Sam Gribley, Theodore Bikel as Bando, Tudi Wiggins as Miss Turner, and Paul Hébert as Hunter. Released in June 1969, it runs 100 minutes.

The screenplay is by Jane Klove and Joanna Crawford.

The Revenant, Damsel, and The Mountain Between Us make useful companions to My Side of the Mountain. It carries a G rating.