The Education of Little Tree (1997)
A boy of two worlds must learn to be his own man.
112 min
Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
- Release date
- December 25, 1997
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Mark Isham
- Box office
- $323,411
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Little Treeinstrumental4:39
- Through Cherokee Eyesinstrumental1:45
- She's Comin' Aliveinstrumental3:05
- Trail of Tearsinstrumental4:18
- Testifyin' Dayinstrumental1:13
- Revenooers!instrumental2:34
- The Understandin'instrumental1:10
- At Notched Gapinstrumental1:45
- There's All Kind of Dyin'instrumental2:07
- Talking to the Dog Starinstrumental3:54
- A Secret Placeinstrumental3:11
- We'll All of Us Be Togetherinstrumental1:48
Cast
- James Cromwell as Granpa
- Tantoo Cardinal as Granma
- Joseph Ashton as Little Tree
- Mika Boorem as Little Girl
- Christopher Heyerdahl as Pine Billy
- Christopher Fennell as Wilburn
- Graham Greene as Willow John
- Leni Parker as Martha
- Rebecca Dewey as Dolly
- Bill Rowat as Henry
- Norris Domingue as Mr. Jenkins
- Mark Jeffrey Miller as Preacher
- Gordon Masten as Politician
- HoJo Rose as Calf's Owner
- Tedd Dillon as Revenuer #1 (as Teddy-Lee Dillon)
- James Rae as Revenuer #2
- Alain Goulem as Revenuer #3
- Griffith Brewer as Church Man
- Dawn Ford as Church Woman
- Lisa Bronwyn Moore as Elizabeth
- Larry Day as Mr. Lane
- Jonathan Stark as Girl's Father
- Pauline Little as Mrs. Higgenbotham
- Peter Colvey as Proctor #1
- Michel Perron as Headmaster
- Victoria Barkoff as Teacher
- Pierre Boudreau as Pilgrim
- Richard Jutras as Indian
- Joseph Ashton as Joshua
Crew
- Richard Friedenberg · Director
- Forrest Carter · Writer
- Earl Hamner Jr. · Writer
- Don Sipes · Writer
- Richard Friedenberg · Writer
- Jake Eberts · Producer
- Mark Isham · Composer
- Anastas N. Michos · Cinematographer
- Jere Huggins · Editor
- Wayne Wahrman · Editor
- Rene Haynes · Casting director
- Vera Miller · Casting director
- Dan Bishop · Production designer