The Learning Tree
MovieTitle | The Learning Tree |
User score | 6.9 |
Release date | Aug 6, 1969 |
Genre | Drama, Crime |
Director | Gordon Parks |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Winger, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts |
Run time | 107 min. |
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of the black teenager in small-town America are explored with a strong statement about human values.