My Side of the Mountain (film)

My Side of the Mountain
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames B. Clark
Screenplay by
Based onMy Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George
Produced byRobert B. Radnitz
Starring
CinematographyDenys N. Coop
Edited by
Music byWilfred Josephs
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 25, 1969 (1969-06-25)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million (US/ Canada rentals)

My Side of the Mountain is a 1969 Panavision and Technicolor adventure film Directed by James B. Clark. It is an adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name, by Jean Craighead George. The film stars Teddy Eccles and Theodore Bikel. Based on the book, the film concerns Sam Gribley decides to leave his parents' apartment to go self-living in the Canadian woods with his raccoon pet Gus and trains a falcon and names him Frightful. He would later befriend Bando and Miss Turner during his stay at the woods.