The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree ★★ 1969 (PG)
A beautifully photographed adaptation of Parks' biographical novel about a 14-year-old black boy in the 1920s South, living on the verge of manhood, maturity, love, and wisdom. 107m/C VHS . Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar; D: Gordon Parks; C: Burnett Guffey. Natl. Film Reg. ‘89.
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