Lassie: The New Beginning

1978 1h 40m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 7★6IMDB · 86

AdventureFamilyDramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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The Stratton kids, Samantha and Chip, and their grandmother, Ada, drive to visit their Uncle Stuart. Grandma collapses and dies in a strange town, leaving the kids and Lassie on their own.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sally Boyden
Samantha Stratton
Shane Sinutko
Chip Stratton
John Reilly
Stuart
David Wayne
Amos
Gene Evans
Sheriff Marsh
Lee Bryant
Kathy
Jeff Harlan
Buzz
Jeanette Nolan
Ada Stratton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Don Chaffey
Writers: Earl Hamner, Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lassie TV Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Don Chaffey, shot by Charles F. Wheeler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Sally Boyden and Shane Sinutko and John Reilly carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0284250 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Don Chaffey directs. Charles F. Wheeler behind the camera. Samuel E. Beetley cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Lassie TV Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Don Chaffey, shot by Charles F. Wheeler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Samuel E. Beetley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sally Boyden and Shane Sinutko and John Reilly carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0284250 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.