Product Description

In 1965, a team of talented Hollywood filmmakers set out to Arizona, including director Norman Foster, star Joseph Cotten and producer Stephen Booth. The film company faced desert heat, cliffhanger trails, raging rivers, and dozens of other severe obstacles to film this loving tale of a free-spirited burro, a boy and a mountain lion hunter. Brighty runs free, until he finds a friend in Old Timer, a gold prospector. Just when their search for riches pays off, an escaping horse thief ambushes the old man and attempts to use Brighty to find a way out of the wilderness canyon with the gold. Wise little Brighty manages to escape his captor, and to reach Old Timer's friends, Uncle Jim Owen and his 10-year-old nephew, Homer. Together, the intrepid trio of man, boy and burro set out on a thrilling and dangerous wilderness journey, to bring the wicked horse thief to justice. 121 minutes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71729 in DVD
• Brand: Koch International
• Released on: 2003-03-25
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 89 minutes

Customer Reviews

Murder & Manhunt in the Spectacular Grand Canyon of 1908.
A beautifully photographed film based upon the best-selling book by Marguerite Henry. This 1965 adventure features breathtaking scenes shot in the Grand Canyon. It also delivers motive, murder, manhunt and moral victory. Brighty, a burro, is befriended by an Old-Time prospector (Dick Foran) and subsequently by his friend, played by Joseph Cotten. The villain - Jake Irons (Pat Conway of the old "Rawhide" series) is mean and ornery - the way classic western villains "should be."

This movie has a great deal of action, but might be too violent for some younger children. It includes murder and a fight between Brighty and a mountain lion.

The musical score by Richard Lavsky is wonderful. It consists of a number of highly memorable themes and some beautiful symphonic orchestrations.

Brighty of the Grand Canyon is a fun film, and even provides an exciting cougar hunt with Joseph Cotten and President Teddy Roosevelt. Some of the acting occasionally seems a little stilted, but the over-all effect of the photography, music and story line makes Brighty worth watching.

You'll Love Brighty
Brighty of the Grand Canyon is an exciting family film for children of all ages...including Mom and Dad. A timless classic filmed on location in the Grand Canyon and based upon the best selling book by award winning author Margurite Henry.

A warm and loving tale of a free spirited burro "Brighty" and his best friends. Shown first to my Children years ago and now that is available in DVD I purchased copies for each of my grandchildren and they also fell in love with "Brighty".

A great adventure story, beautifully photographed with wonderfull music. "You'll love Brighty"

DVD of Brighty of the Grand Canyon
I purchased this for my grandson aged 8, his interest at this time is in mules and donkeys and he just loved it, it is the usual childrens story happy, sad then everything turns out well. I enjoyed watching it with him.