Spencer’s Mountain is a movie directed by Delmer Daves in 1963 and based on the book of the same name by Earl Hamner Jr., first published in 1961. The movie features Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, James MacArthur, Donald Crisp, Wally Cox, Mimsy Farmer, and others.
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Storyline
The film centers on the trials and tribulations of the Spencers, a family living in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming during the early 1960s. As the patriarch of a large and growing family, Clay Spencer is fiercely independent, yet dedicated to his family. While he resists the influence of religion, he struggles to remain faithful to his wife Olivia, to enable his son to attend college, and to build a new home for his family.
Movie vs Book
Year
1963
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Spencer's Mountain
Director: Delmer Daves
Country: USA
Year: 1963
Length: 1h58m
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Year
1961
Pages
247
Book Rate
8.30
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Book
Spencer's Mountain
Author: Earl Hamner Jr.
Country: USA
First published in: 1961
Length: 247 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Fielder Cook
TV Series by Earl Hamner Jr.
Movie by Lev L. Spiro
Movie by Joe Lazarov
User polls & recommendations
“The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That’s why we go to movies and say, “Oh, the book is better.”
PAULO COELHO (Writer)
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