Spencer's Mountain

Warner Home Video - Warner Home Video

Release date: 2003-07-08
DVD
Director:Delmer Daves
Actors: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur, Donald Crisp, Wally Cox

Americana, Color, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama, Earnest, Eccentric Families, Family, Family Drama, Family-Oriented Comedy, Feature, Feature Film Family, Heartwarming, Movie, Rural Drama, Sentimental, Suitable for Children, USA


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I read the original novel by Earl Hamner Jr. soon after it was published in 1961, but I somehow missed the 1963 movie until now. This is a fine film, heartwarming in an old way without being cliched. It's easy to understand how it inspired "The Waltons" television series, which drew on the novel's characters and its portrayal of American values.

The transfer of the movie's setting from Appalachia to the Grand Tetons surprised this reader of the novel. James MacArthur was too old to play Clay-Boy. When I read the novel, I never imagined that Clay Spencer's wife Olivia looked like Maureen O'Hara. But these are the normal quibbles of a reader when Hollywood reworks literature.

A more substantive observation is that the novel gave more emphasis to Clay Spencer's self-identity as a landowner, even as he worked for wages at the quarry. This perhaps diminished the psychological punch of his sacrifice in selling the land at the end of the film.

The movie is carried by the sheer beauty of the Grand Tetons and by the power of Henry Fonda's memorable performance. He was made for the role.

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This film shows the importance of family, the closeness they hold over generations and the recognition of one son's desire to go further in his education than any of his forbears have been able to because of economic necessity to begin work young. It shows his family's determination to help him acheive his goal and find the financing to do so, even though they are very poor. It is a real feel good film.

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watched this movie when i was younger with my mom and really loved it
have been looking for it for a while.
if you like old movies this is one that you will really enjoy
i reconamended it highly

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