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Where was My Side of the Mountain filmed?

1969 film, directed by James B. Clark.

  • Toronto

The story is set in Quebec, about 669 miles (1,077 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Quebec
Filmed in
Toronto
Distance
About 669 miles (1,077 km) between Quebec and the nearest filming location.

About My Side of the Mountain

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Released
1969
Director
James B. Clark
Cast
Theodore BikelTudi Wiggins
Genre
AdventureChildren's
Based on
My Side of the Mountain

The story

The story revolves around twelve-year-old Sam Gribley (Teddy Eccles), a devotee of Thoreau (as many were back in the 1960s).

Sam's immediate companion is Gus, his pet raccoon, which lives with him in the city.

He begins his long-planned algae experiments and proves his ability as a solitary young Thoreau living off the land and communing fully with nature.

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