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Spencer's Mountain
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| Directed by | Delmer Daves |
| Produced by | Delmer Daves |
| Written by | Earl Hamner (novel) Delmer Daves (screenwriter) |
| Starring | Henry Fonda Maureen O'Hara |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton |
| Editing by | David Wages |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | December 1, 1963 |
| Running time | 118 min. |
| Language | English |
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Spencer's Mountain is a 1963 family film written, directed, and produced by Delmer Daves from a novel by Earl Hamner. The novel and film became the basis for the popular television series The Waltons, which followed in 1972. Differing from both the film and novel, The Waltons watered down many of the adult themes, including alcoholism and infidelity. Spencer's Mountain features the majestic scenery of Wyoming's Grand Teton mountain range, as photographed by cinematographer Charles Lawton in CinemaScope.
As the patriarch of a large and growing family, Clay Spencer (Henry Fonda) is fiercely independent, yet dedicated to his family. While he resists the influence of religion, he struggles to remain faithful to his wife Olivia (Maureen O'Hara), allow his son (James MacArthur) to attend college, and build a new home for his family. The film centers on the trials and tribulations of the Spencers, a frontier family living in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming.
| Actor | Role |
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| Henry Fonda | Clay Spencer |
| Maureen O'Hara | Olivia Spencer |
| James MacArthur | Clayboy Spencer |
| Donald Crisp | Grandpa Spencer |
| Wally Cox | Preacher Goodman |
| Mimsy Farmer | Claris Coleman |
| Virginia Gregg | Miss Parker |
| Lillian Bronson | Grandma Spencer |
| Whit Bissell | Dr. Campbell |
| Hayden Rorke | Colonel Coleman |
| Kathy Bennett | Minnie-Cora Cook |
| Dub Taylor | Percy Cook |
| Ken Mayer | Mr. John |
| Susan Young | Shirley Spencer |
| Gary Young | Matt Spencer |
| Veronica Cartwright | Becky Spencer |
| Kym Karath | Pattie-Cake Spencer |
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