Where the Red Fern Grows

Overview

Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."

Directed by Lyman Dayton, Sam Pillsbury

Top cast

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Joseph Ashton

Billy Coleman

Dave Matthews

Will Coleman

Renee Faia

Jenny Coleman

Mac Davis

Bellington

Kris Kristofferson

Older Billy Coleman

Ned Beatty

Sheriff Abe McConnell

Dabney Coleman

Grandpa

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Gary Anson

Bully Wendell

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Orvel Baldridge

Mr. Pritchard

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Andrew Dickison

Rainie Pritchard

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Stuart Dickison

Rubin Pritchard

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Lindsey Labadie

Delores

Eric Starkey

Ben Kyle

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Dave Lowry

Farmer

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