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Glory and victory were theirs, but sadness waited too! And close by was the strange and wonderful power that's only found...

Where the Red Fern Grows

6.9 / 10 6.9 1974 1h 37mG

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Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.

Directed by Norman Tokar

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CAST

The people behind the story

Stewart Petersen

Stewart PetersenBilly Colman

James Whitmore

James WhitmoreGrandpa

Beverly Garland

Beverly GarlandMother

Jack Ging

Jack GingFather

Lonny Chapman

Lonny ChapmanSheriff

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Jill ClarkAlice

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Jeanna WilsonSara

Bill Thurman

Bill ThurmanSam Bellington