The Learning Tree (1969)
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, 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.
Director:
Gordon Parks
Writer:
Gordon Parks
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Kyle Johnson as Newt |
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Alex Clarke as Marcus |
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Estelle Evans as Sarah |
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Dana Elcar as Kirky |
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Mira Waters as Arcella |
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Joel Fluellen as Uncle Rob |
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Malcolm Atterbury as Silas Newhall |
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Richard Ward as Booker Savage |
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Russell Thorson as Judge Cavanaugh |
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Peggy Rea as Miss McClintock |
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Carole Lamond as Big Mabel |
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Kevin Hagen as Doc Tim Cravens |
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Dub Taylor as Spikey |
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Felix Nelson as Jack Winger |
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Jimmy Rushing as Chappie Logan |
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Jon Lormer as McCormack |
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George Mitchell as Jake Kiner |
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S. Pearl Sharp as Prissy |
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Steven Perry as Jappy |
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Don Dubbins as Harley Davis, Defense Attorney |
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Morgan Sterne as Mr. Hall |
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Thomas Anderson as Pastor Broadnap |
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Philip Roye as Pete Winger |
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Hope Summers as Mrs. Kiner |
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Carter Vinnegar as Seansy |
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Bobby Goss as Skunk |
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Zooey Hall as Chauncey Cavanaugh (uncredited) |
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Lynn Hamilton as Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
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Alfred Jones as Cap'n Tuck (uncredited) |
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Tony Teebo as Farm Boy (uncredited) |
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Esther Rolle as uncredited |
| Directing | Gordon Parks | Director |
| Writing | Genevieve Young | Story Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | George Hause | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Robert J. Miller | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Gordon Parks | Novel |
| Writing | Gordon Parks | Screenplay |
| Production | Jimmy Lydon | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gordon Parks | Producer |
| Sound | Gordon Parks | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George R. Rohrs | Editor |
| Art | Edward D. Engoron | Production Design |
| Art | Joanne MacDougall | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wayne Reed | Costumer |
| Production | William Conrad | Executive Producer |
| Art | Edward D. Engoron | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Burt Reilly | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Searcy | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Jack Aldworth | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fred Giles | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Alfred Cline | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gordon Parks Jr. | Assistant Camera |
