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Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer (1973)

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Release Date: Mar 15, 1973 Wide

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Release Date: Mar 15, 1973 Wide

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This much-laundered adaptation of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer was first presented as a 90-minute TV special on March 23, 1973. Josh Albee is Tom, Jeff Tyler is Huckleberry Finn, Jane Wyatt is Aunt Polly and Buddy Ebsen is Muff Potter--all acceptable but antiseptic shadows of the Twain original. Only Vic Morrow, oozing venom from every orifice as Injun Joe, conveys the raw energy of the novel. The film was shot in Ontario, with the St. Lawrence river subbing for the Mississippi. Tom Sawyer was

G, 1 hr. 16 min.

Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts

Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman

Aug 9, 2005

MGM

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very faithful to the book, although it skipped some parts.

June 7, 2007
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Jennifer Xu

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This is an old one alot of people haven't seen. It stars Johnny Whitaker as Tom, Jodie Foster as Becky, Jeff East(Superman, teenager) as Huck.

October 6, 2007
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