The Learning Tree (1969)

Drama, General Film

Director: Gordon Parks

Writer(s): Gordon Parks (novel and screenplay)

Starring: Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar, Mira Waters, Joel Fluellen, Malcolm Atterbury, Richard Ward, Russell Thorson, Peggy Rea, Carol Lamond, Kevin Hagen, Jimmy Rushing, Dub Taylor, Felix Nelson, George Mitchell, S. Pearl Sharp, Steven Perry, Don Dubbins, Jon Lormer, Morgan Sterne, Thomas Anderson, Phillip Roye, Hope Summers, Carter Vinnegar, Bobby Goss, Zooey Hall, Alfred Jones, Tony Teebo

Synopsis: The story, set in Kansas during the 1920s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of the black teenager in small-town America are explored with a strong statement about human values.

Release Date: March 13, 1970 (USA) | Length: 107 min | Genre: Drama | Certificate: PG