Where the Red Fern Grows

Name: Where the Red Fern Grows
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2003-05-03
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Joseph Ashton, Dave Matthews, Renee Faia, Mac Davis, Kris Kristofferson

2003·Movie·PG·86 min·★ 6.3(43)

Drama Family More English titles

Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."

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About Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows is a 2003 English-language drama and family film directed by Lyman Dayton and Sam Pillsbury. The cast is led by Joseph Ashton, Dave Matthews, Renee Faia. It has a runtime of 1h 26m. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy.

Where the Red Fern Grows was produced by Yari Film Group, Persik Productions, and Doty-Dayton Production and made in United States of America. It was released on May 3, 2003, and carries a PG certification.

Director: Lyman Dayton, Sam Pillsbury
Writers: Eleanor Lamb, Douglas C. Stewart, Lyman Dayton
Release date: May 3, 2003
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Yari Film Group, Persik Productions, Doty-Dayton Production

Where the Red Fern Grows cast & crew

Where the Red Fern Grows was directed by Lyman Dayton and Sam Pillsbury and written by Eleanor Lamb, Douglas C. Stewart, and Lyman Dayton.

The cast features Joseph Ashton as Billy Coleman, Dave Matthews as Will Coleman, Renee Faia as Jenny Coleman, Mac Davis as Bellington, Kris Kristofferson as Older Billy Coleman, and Ned Beatty as Sheriff Abe McConnell.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jeff Cardoni and it was produced by Shelley Monson and Kurt Woolner.

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