Gentle Giant

"A wisp of a boy...A ton of bear...And a whole angry town trying to tear them apart"

1967 1h 35m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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The Story of a boy and his bear. The TV series ‘Gentle Ben’ was spun-off from this movie.

“A wisp of a boy...A ton of bear...And a whole angry town trying to tear them apart”

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Cast

Dennis Weaver
Tom Wedloe
Vera Miles
Ellen Wedloe
Ralph Meeker
Fog Hanson
Clint Howard
Mark Wedloe
Huntz Hall
Dink Smith
Charles G. Martin
Mike McDonagh
Rance Howard
Tater Coughlin
Frank Schuller
Charlie Mason

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Neilson
Writers: Edward J. Lakso, Andy White
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Neilson, shot by Howard Winner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Colbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Dennis Weaver and Vera Miles and Ralph Meeker carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A wisp of a boy...A ton of bear...And a whole angry town trying to tear them apart".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0061703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

James Neilson directs. Howard Winner behind the camera. Peter Colbert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

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Things worth knowing

159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by James Neilson, shot by Howard Winner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Peter Colbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dennis Weaver and Vera Miles and Ralph Meeker carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A wisp of a boy...A ton of bear...And a whole angry town trying to tear them apart".
8IMDB entry: tt0061703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.