The Learning Tree (1969)

Synopsis: Gordon Parks' adaptation of his autobiographical novel. The story centers on Newt, a sensitive and intelligent 15-year-old boy living in the South during the 1920s. An African-American with high... Gordon Parks' adaptation of his autobiographical novel. The story centers on Newt, a sensitive and intelligent 15-year-old boy living in the South during the 1920s. An African-American with high aspirations in an age when segregation ruled, Newt's experiences with racism, sex, love, and loss help him develop into a mature individual. In contrast, Newt's friend Marcus is a sullen youth who seems to think only with his fists, and whose life is headed nowhere. But Newt's morality is severely tested when the wrong man is arrested for a murder that Newt witnessed. If Newt discloses the true killer's identity, it could affect both his and Marcus' lives forever. [More]

Starring: Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar

Starring: Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar, Jimmy Rushing, Mira Waters, Joel Fluellen, Malcolm Atterbury

Director: Gordon Parks

Director: Gordon Parks
Producer: Gordon Parks
Composer: Gordon Parks, Tom McIntosh

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