The Biscuit Eater (1972 film)

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The Biscuit Eater (1972 film) is a family drama about a boy and his dog that became known as one of child actor Johnny Whitaker’s prominent early film roles.

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instanceOf film
basedOn The Biscuit Eater (1940 film)
linked to: The Biscuit Eater

The Biscuit Eater (short story)
linked to: The Biscuit Eater
cinematographyBy Andrew Jackson
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States
director Vincent McEveety
distributor Walt Disney Productions
editedBy Robert Stafford
featuresAnimal dog
genre family drama
hasSetting rural United States
hasSubject bird dog training
field trials
isRemakeOf The Biscuit Eater (1940 film)
linked to: The Biscuit Eater
mainCharacter Lonnie McNeil
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medium feature film
MPAARating G
musicBy Robert F. Brunner
notableFor prominent early film role for child actor Johnny Whitaker
originalLanguage English
partOf Walt Disney live-action film catalog
producer Bill Anderson
productionCompany Walt Disney Productions
releaseDate 1972-03-22
releaseFormat theatrical release
runningTime 90 minutes
screenwriter Lawrence Edward Watkin
setInPeriod 20th century
starring Earl Holliman
George Spell
Johnny Whitaker
Lew Ayres
Pat Crowley
targetAudience family
theme coming of age
friendship between a boy and his dog
loyalty

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Johnny Whitaker notableWork The Biscuit Eater (1972 film)
The Biscuit Eater (1940 film) remadeAs The Biscuit Eater (1972 film)
subject linked to: The Biscuit Eater