Tom Sawyer
1973 film directed by Don Taylor
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Summary
Tom Sawyer is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of television film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,843 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Don Taylor[3]
- Screenwriter: Robert B. Sherman[4], Richard M. Sherman[5]
- Composer: John Williams[6]
- Genre: musical film[7], children's film[8]
- Based on: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer[9]
- Follows: Huckleberry Finn[10]
- Followed by: Huckleberry Finn[11]
- Cast member: Johnny Whitaker[12], Celeste Holm[13], Warren Oates[14], Jeff East[15], Jodie Foster[16], Lucille Benson[17], Henry Jones[18], Noah Keen[19], Dub Taylor[20], Richard Eastham[21], Sandy Kenyon[22]
- Producer: Arthur P. Jacobs[23], Frank Capra, Jr.[24]
- Production company: Reader's Digest[25]
- Director of photography: Frank Stanley[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Commons category: Tom Sawyer (1973 film)[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Color: color[30]
- Country of origin: United States[31]
- Publication date: January 1, 1973[32], December 15, 1973[33]
- Distributed by: United Artists[34], Netflix[35]
- Narrative location: Missouri[36]
- Film editor: Marion Rothman[37]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[38], Academy Award for Best Production Design[39], Academy Award for Best Original Song Score[40]
- Title: Tom Sawyer[41]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[42]
- After a work by: Mark Twain[43]
- Duration: 104 minutes[44]
Why It Matters
Tom Sawyer has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]