The Education of Little Tree (1997)
Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
Director:
Richard Friedenberg
Writer:
Richard Friedenberg
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James Cromwell as Nonno |
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Tantoo Cardinal as Nonna |
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Joseph Ashton as Little Tree |
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Mika Boorem as Little Girl |
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Christopher Heyerdahl as Pine Billy |
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Christopher Fennell as Wilburn |
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Graham Greene as Willow John |
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Leni Parker as Martha |
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Rebecca Dewey as Dolly |
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Bill Rowat as Henry |
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Robert Daviau as Ralph |
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Norris Domingue as Mr. Jenkins |
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Mark Jeffrey Miller as Preacher |
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Gordon Masten as Politician |
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Howard Rosenstein as Calf's Owner |
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Tedd Dillon as Revenuer #1 (as Teddy-Lee Dillon) |
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James Rae as Revenuer #2 |
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Alain Goulem as Revenuer #3 |
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Griffith Brewer as Church Man |
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Dawn Ford as Church Woman |
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Lisa Bronwyn Moore as Elizabeth |
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Larry Day as Mr. Lane |
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Dean Hagopian as Joe Taylor |
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Jonathan Stark as Girl's Father |
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Pauline Little as Mrs. Higgenbotham |
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Peter Colvey as Proctor #1 |
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Michel Perron as Headmaster |
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Victoria Barkoff as Teacher |
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Pierre Boudreau as Pilgrim |
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Richard Jutras as Indian |
| Editing | Wayne Wahrman | Editor |
| Writing | Earl Hamner, Jr. | Teleplay |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Dan Bishop | Production Design |
| Directing | Richard Friedenberg | Director |
| Camera | Anastas N. Michos | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Don Sipes | Teleplay |
| Production | Jake Eberts | Producer |
| Editing | Jere Huggins | Editor |
| Art | Peter Stratford | Art Direction |
| Writing | Forrest Carter | Novel |
| Writing | Richard Friedenberg | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renée April | Costume Design |