| Johnny Tremain | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover for Johnny Tremain. |
|
| Directed by | Robert Stevenson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Written by | Esther Forbes Thomas W. Blackburn |
| Starring | Hal Stalmaster Luana Patten Jeff York Sebastian Cabot |
| Music by | George Bruns |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
| Editing by | Stanley E. Johnson |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution Walt Disney Home Video |
| Release date(s) | June 19, 1957 (USA) March 12, 1958 (Italy) May 16, 1958 (Finland) December 14, 1959 (Sweden) |
| Running time | 80 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Johnny Tremain is a 1957 film made by Walt Disney Pictures, based on the 1944 Newbery Medal-winning children's novel of the same name by Esther Forbes, retelling the story of the years in Boston, Massachusetts prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution. The movie was directed by Robert Stevenson. It was made for television, then ultimately released to theatres, and finally wound up on television a year after that, on the Disney anthology television series. It was shown on television in two episodes rather than as a complete film on a single evening. This movie was issued on DVD August 2, 2005.
Plot summary
Johnny Tremain is an arrogant and exceptionally skilled apprentice silversmith who dreams of one day owning his own silversmith shop and becoming wealthy and respected. All of this is abruptly taken from him when his hand is damaged in a silver accident. He ends up joining the Sons of Liberty in the movement for American independence. Along the way Johnny befriends several historical giants including Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and Joseph Warren. The story reaches its climax with the start of the American Revolutionary War and the actions taken by so many notable figures of the time to lead a young America into her first battles.
Cast
- Hal Stalmaster as Johnny Tremain
- Luana Patten as Priscilla Lapham
- Jeff York as James Otis
- Sebastian Cabot as Jonathan Lyte
- Richard Beymer as Rab Silsbee
External links
|
|||||||||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
