Where the Red Fern Grows
Glory and victory were theirs, but sadness waited too! And close by was the strange and wonderful power that's only found...
Directed by Norman Tokar
Produced by Doty-Dayton Production
A tender coming-of-age story about a boy's deep bond with his hunting dogs, grounded in rural Americana and tempered by the inevitability of loss.
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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