Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14496 in VHS
• Released on: 1997-03-18
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Color, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 81 minutes

Customer Reviews

Dads gone off to war and left me in charge
Farmer McIver (Charles Aidman) has gone to join the American Civil War as a Confederate soldier, and left his young son Jamie in charge of their remote wooded hilltop farm. That includes his mother (Patricia Crowley) his brother, and his sister SueEllen (Jodie Foster in her first of 5 projects for Disney). He earns a bounty to pay farm taxes by capturing a mountain lion, but then the local adult bully is after him since he wanted the prize himself. Then the bully takes an unhealthy interest in his mother even though there is not word that his father has died. Jamie is forced to chase the man out of their home by gunpoint to save his mother. Making matters worse, an unruly group of deserter soldiers begin marauding the local farms, and make their way to the McIver place, displacing the family. Jamie is determined to fight back but his family is afraid for him. But Jamie's dad returns with the real army just in time to join the battle to retake their land. Directed by Vincent McVeety, the story deals with some very seriuos issues. You understand very quickly that Jamies mother's may be asaulted by some very bad men if he doesn't intervene, and yet he is so young to have this huge burden. It is a real story of bravery in harsh conditions, very well done and suspenseful. This story was originally filmed as 2 episodes for "The Wonderful World of Disney" television show, airing March 1 and 8, 1970. It was re-edited and released to the overseas theater audience in 1972.

Great Disney Classic
This is a great Family Disney Film. About a boy who saves his family from a group of Civil War renegades who are trying to take over the family farm. While the father of the family is lost in action. Stars a young Jodie Foster in her film debut. Great Classic Disney Movie.

Great Disney Family Movie!!
This is a great Disney Family movie about a boy who becomes the head of a household when the father goes off to war.A then relatively unknown Jodie Foster also has an acting role which makes this movie well worth watching!!Hopefully,someday it will be released on DVD!!