My Side of the Mountain (1969)

A boy who dreams of leaving civilization.

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.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family

Stars: Ted Eccles, Theodore Bikel, Tudi Wiggins, Paul Hébert, Cosette Lee