Old Yeller

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Old Yeller is a classic 1957 American family drama film about a boy and his loyal dog on the Texas frontier, renowned for its emotional impact and enduring popularity.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
family drama film
film
ageRating family-appropriate
basedOn Old Yeller (novel)
basedOnWorkAuthor Fred Gipson
castMember Chuck Connors
Dorothy McGuire
Fess Parker
Kevin Corcoran
Tommy Kirk
cinematographyBy Charles P. Boyle NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
director Robert Stevenson
distributor Buena Vista Distribution NERFINISHED
editedBy Stanley E. Johnson NERFINISHED
era 1950s American cinema
filmFormat Technicolor
genre Western film
drama film
family film
hasSequel Savage Sam
hasTheme coming of age
loss
loyalty
responsibility
mainCharacter Arliss Coates
Old Yeller
Travis Coates
medium theatrical feature film
musicBy Oliver Wallace
notableFor emotional impact
portrayal of a boy and his dog
status as a Disney classic
originalLanguage English
partOf Disney live-action film canon
producer Walt Disney
productionCompany Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1957-12-25
releaseYear 1957
runningTimeMinutes 83
screenwriter Fred Gipson
William Tunberg
setInRegion Texas frontier
settingLocation Texas
settingTimePeriod post-Civil War era
targetAudience family
title Old Yeller

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Katie Coates
Katie Coates ("1957 film Old Yeller")
appearsIn
Dorothy McGuire
Katie Coates
notableWork
Old Yeller ("Old Yeller (novel)")
basedOn
Katie Coates ("Old Yeller universe")
fictionalUniverse
Old Yeller
mainCharacter
Old Yeller
title

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