The Yearling
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DramaFamilyWesternfloridabased on novel or bookrunawaypethuman animal relationshiprun awaydeer19th centuryfawnrattlesnake
A tender, melancholic coming-of-age story about a boy's bond with a young deer in frontier Florida, exploring the painful lessons of responsibility and loss.
Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
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Gregory Peck
Ezra "Penny" Baxter
Jane Wyman
Orry Baxter
Claude Jarman Jr.
Jody Baxter
Chill Wills
Buck Forrester
Clem Bevans
Pa Forrester
Margaret Wycherly
Ma Forrester
Henry Travers
Mr. Boyles
Forrest Tucker
Lem Forrester
Donn Gift
Fodderwing Forrester
June Lockhart
Twink Weatherby
Joan Wells
Eulalie Boyles
Jeff York
Oliver Hutto
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