The Light in the Forest
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The Light in the Forest is a 1958 Disney adventure film, based on Conrad Richter’s novel, about a white youth raised by Native Americans who struggles with his forced return to colonial society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Light in the Forest canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Disney film
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adventure film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Conrad Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Light in the Forest (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Fess Parker
NERFINISHED
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James MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Tandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanne Dru NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael Campos NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendell Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ellis W. Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsEthnicGroup |
European colonists in North America
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Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Herschel Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Buena Vista Distribution
NERFINISHED
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Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jack W. Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacterWho | is a white youth raised by Native Americans ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Light in the Forest (novel-to-film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | James MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Johnny Butler
NERFINISHED
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True Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Paul J. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Disney live-action films of the 1950s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A white youth raised by Native Americans is forced to return to colonial white society and struggles with his identity and loyalties. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Native American–European settler relations
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cultural identity conflict ⓘ |
| producer | Walt Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-07-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 83 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lawrence Edward Watkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | colonial Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| settingTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
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