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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Cast
Michael York
Chris McBride
Glynnis O'Connor
Jeannie McBride
Donald Moffat
Vreeland
J.A. Preston
Aniel
Roger E. Mosley
John Kani
Lauri Lynn Meyers
Laura McBride
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mel Stuart
- Writers
- Corey Blechman, Peter Dixon
- Languages
- English
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Mel Stuart directs. William Goldstein scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Original score by William Goldstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Michael York and Glynnis O'Connor and Donald Moffat carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0083324 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- William Goldstein
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
Also by
Mel Stuart
Production companies
Who made it
- AL
Alan Landsburg Productions
Key crew
- BookChris McBride
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1981-12-31PG
Also known as
International titles
- Buana - Die weißen Löwen von TimbawatiDE
