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The Yearling

Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman
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Overview

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.

Awards:
1946 - Academy Awards - Best Interior Decoration (Color) - Winner
1946 - Academy Awards - Special Achievement Awards - Winner
1946 - Academy Awards - Best Cinematography - Winner

Main Cast & Crew:
Clarence Brown - Director
Gregory Peck
Jane Wyman
Claude Jarman, Jr.
Chill Wills
Clem Bevans
Margaret Wycherly
Henry Travers
Forrest Tucker
Donn Gift
Frank Eldredge

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Manufactured on Demand, Mono Sound)
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 888574055882
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: G (MPAA)
  • Release Date: June 2014

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Synopsis:
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.

Notes:
Claude Jarman Jr., awarded a special Oscar for Outstanding Child Actor, received a miniature statuette.

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