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  • The Education of Little Tree (1997)
  • PG
    116 min | Drama
The Education of Little Tree (1997)
PG
116 min | Drama

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy who loses his parents during The Great Depression and begins living with his Indian grandparents and learning the Cherokee way of life.
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Writers
Forrest Carter (novel) | Earl Hamner Jr. (teleplay) (as Earl Hamner) | Don Sipes (teleplay) | Richard Friedenberg (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Mark Isham (music by)
Cinematographer
Anastas N. Michos (as Anastas Michos)
Casting Directors
Rene Haynes (as René Haynes) | Vera Miller
Production Designer
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Release date
Dec 25, 1997 (United States)

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Cast

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33 cast members
Name Known for
Joseph Ashton
Little Tree / Joshua Little Tree / Joshua   See fewer
Mika Boorem
Little Girl Little Girl   See fewer
Christopher Heyerdahl
Pine Billy Pine Billy   See fewer
Christopher Fennell
Wilburn (as Chris Fennell) Wilburn (as Chris Fennell)   See fewer
Graham Greene
Willow John Willow John   See fewer
Leni Parker
Martha Martha   See fewer
Bill Rowat
Henry (as William Rowat) Henry (as William Rowat)   See fewer
Norris Domingue
Mr. Jenkins Mr. Jenkins   See fewer
Mark Jeffrey Miller
Preacher Preacher   See fewer
Gordon Masten
Politician Politician   See fewer
HoJo Rose
Calf's Owner (as Howard Rosenstein) Calf's Owner (as Howard Rosenstein)   See fewer
Tedd Dillon
Revenuer #1 (as Teddy-Lee Dillon) Revenuer #1 (as Teddy-Lee Dillon)   See fewer
James Rae
Revenuer #2 Revenuer #2   See fewer
Alain Goulem
Revenuer #3 Revenuer #3   See fewer
Griffith Brewer
Church Man Church Man   See fewer
Dawn Ford
Church Woman Church Woman   See fewer
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Elizabeth Elizabeth   See fewer
Larry Day
Mr. Lane Mr. Lane   See fewer
Dean Hagopian
Joe Taylor Joe Taylor   See fewer
Jonathan Stark
Girl's Father Girl's Father   See fewer
Pauline Little
Mrs. Higginbotham Mrs. Higginbotham   See fewer
Peter Colvey
Proctor #1 Proctor #1   See fewer
Michel Perron
Headmaster Headmaster   See fewer
Victoria Barkoff
Abusive Teacher Abusive Teacher   See fewer
Karentiio Phillips
Older Boy Older Boy   See fewer
Pierre Boudreau
Pilgrim Pilgrim   See fewer
Jeff Jeffcoat
Older Little Tree (voice) Older Little Tree (voice)   See fewer
Rob Carpenter
Coal miner worker (uncredited) Coal miner worker (uncredited)   See fewer
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