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Amid the hardships and struggle of pioneer life, young Jody Baxter (Academy Award-winner Claude Jarman, Jr. finds friendship in the form of an orphaned fawn. But when the deer grows into a yearling and begins threatening the family's meager crops, Jody's love for the wild creature--and for his parents (Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman)--is put to the ultimate test. The result is a touching, coming of age classic about friendship, courage and love that will touch the hearts of everyone.
"A remarkable film that is truly for the entire family." The Movie Guide
Editor's Note
Clarence Brown directed this award-winning adaptation of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's Pulitzer Prize-winning story about a poor pioneer family struggling to eke out a living in the Florida backwoods--and the coming of age of a young boy. After the Civil War, the Baxter family struggles to maintain its meager existence in the wake of family tragedy. All the Baxter children--except for 11-year-old Jody (Claude Jarman Jr.)--have died, leaving Ma (Jane Wyman) embittered and cold and Jody exceptionally lonely. Penny Baxter (Gregory Peck) works hard to make his wife and son happy. When a rattlesnake bites Penny, he's forced to kill a deer in order to obtain an antitoxin from its innards. Jody instantly befriends the animal's orphaned fawn, and the two play together in the woods. But as the fawn becomes a yearling, it turns (however unintentionally) destructive, forever breaking into the small garden on which the family depends for food and money. The family is then forced to make a potentially tragic choice. This exceptional family classic was beautifully shot on location in the Florida Everglades and features outstanding lead performances from its award-winning cast.
Plot Summary
THE YEARLING is the classic, touching story of a lonely boy who adopts a young fawn. Later, when the animal's appetite threatens the family's meager crops, the boy's father is forced to make a painful decision.
| Features | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French | | Trailers | | Scene Access | | Audio: English, Spanish, French Dolby Digital Mono | | "Tom And Jerry" Cartoon The Cat Concerto, Another 1946 Oscar Winner | | Jody's World Interactive Adventure | | Interactive Menus |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 2/8/2005 |
| Running Time: 129 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1946 | | Catalog ID: 65206 | | UPC: 00012569520622 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1947) |  | Cedric Gibbons, et al., Winner, Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color | | Arthur E. Arling, Winner, Best Cinematography | | | Gregory Peck, Nominee, Best Actor | | | Jane Wyman, Nominee, Best Actress | | | Clarence Brown, Nominee, Best Director | | | Sidney Franklin, Nominee, Best Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 8 of 10
Marjorie Kinnan Rawling's sensitive tale of a boy attached to a young deer was exquisitely filmed in Technicolor on location in Florida, with memorable performances.
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