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Title

  • The learning tree

Summary

  • This story traces one year in the life of young Newt, in which he learns about love, fear, racial injustice, and his own capacity for honor.

Names

  • Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006, film director, film producer, screenwriter, composer
  • Guffey, Burnett, cinematographer
  • Rohrs, George R., film editor
  • Johnson, Kyle, 1951- actor
  • Clarke, Alex, actor
  • Evans, Estelle, 1906-1985, actor
  • Elcar, Dana, actor
  • Waters, Mira, actor
  • Fluellen, Joel, 1907-1990, actor
  • Atterbury, Malcolm, 1907-1992, actor
  • Ward, Richard, 1915-1979, actor
  • Dubbins, Don, actor
  • Mitchell, George, 1905-1972, actor
  • Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006
  • Parks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Warner Brothers Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Winger Enterprises, Inc. production company
  • Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, film distributor

Created / Published

  • United States : Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, 1969.

Headings

  • -  African American families--Kansas--Drama
  • -  African American teenage boys--Drama
  • -  Racism--Kansas--Drama
  • -  Loyalty--Drama

Genre

  • Coming-of-age films
  • Social problem films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LP37991 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Inc.; 1Sep69; LP37991.
  • -  Associate producer, James Lydon ; cinematography by Burnett Guffey ; film editing by George R. Rohrs ; music by Gordon Parks ; title song sung by O.C. Smith.
  • -  Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar, Mira Waters, Joel Fluellen, Malcolm Atterbury, Richard Ward, Don Dubbins, George Mitchell.
  • -  Summary taken from OCLC/FirstSearch (WorldCat database), 6-12-1996.
  • -  Based on the novel by Gordon Parks.
  • -  Theatrical projection print (CQA 1823-1828) was acquired for LC's National Film Preservation Tour, featuring titles from the National Film Registry.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Sources used: OCLC/FirstSearch (WorldCat database), June 12, 1996; Internet movie database, June 12, 1996; MI description files.
  • -  16 mm theatrical projection print renumbered: CUA 0027-0029 to FDB 3760-3762.

Medium

  • viewing print 3 film reels (approximately 107 min., approximately 3,850 ft.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.
  • theatrical projection print 12 film reels of 12 on 6 (approximately 107 min., approximately 9,630 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FDB 3760-3762 (viewing print)
  • CQA 1823-1828 (theatrical projection print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 96510936

Online Format

  • web page

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Chicago citation style:

Guffey, Burnett, Cinematographer, George R Rohrs, Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar, Mira Waters, et al. The Learning Tree. composeds by Parks, Gordon, Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter United States: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, 1969. Web Page. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96510936/.

APA citation style:

Guffey, B., Rohrs, G. R., Johnson, K., Clarke, A., Evans, E., Elcar, D. [...] Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, F. D. (1969) The Learning Tree. Parks, G., comp United States: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. [Web Page] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/96510936/.

MLA citation style:

Guffey, Burnett, Cinematographer, et al. The Learning Tree. comp by Parks, Gordon, Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter United States: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, 1969. Web Page. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/96510936/>.