The Light in the Forest(Movie, 1958)

Name: The Light in the Forest
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love, Western
Released: 1958
Duration: T01:23:00
Rating: 3.5

1h 23min | Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love, Western

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 7 votes)

The Light in the Forest is a 1958 American Western historical fiction drama film based on a novel of the same name first published in 1953 by American author Conrad Richter. The film was produced by Walt Disney Productions and stars Fess Parker, Joanne Dru, James MacArthur and Wendell Corey. Though it is a work of fiction and primarily features fictional characters, the novel incorporates several real people and facts from American history. ()

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About The Light in the Forest

A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: California

Plays in: Pennsylvania

Based on the work of: Conrad Richter ("The Light in the Forest")

Made by: Walt Disney Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/08/1958

Appearing Characters: John Butler, Del Hardy, Chief Cuyloga, Half Arrow

Cast: Fess Parker, Wendell Corey, Joanne Dru, James MacArthur, Jessica Tandy, Carol Lynley, Frank Ferguson, John McIntire, Joseph Calleia, Marian Seldes, Rafael Campos, Dean Fredericks, Stephen Bekassy, Sam Buffington

Director: Herschel Daugherty

Producer: Walt Disney

Screenwriter: Lawrence Edward Watkin

Film Editor: Stanley Johnson

Director of Photography: Ellsworth Fredericks

Art Director: Carroll Clark

Composer: Paul Smith

Costume designer: Chuck Keehne, Gertrude Casey

Production Designer: Emile Kuri, Fred M. MacLean

Other Team Members: Peter Ellenshaw, Iron Eyes Cody, Robert O. Cook, Dean Thomas, Pat McNalley, Franklyn Marks

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Não Renego o Meu Sangue"

Keywords: early america, colonisation, ohio, native american, based on novel or book, 18th century

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