---
title: 'The Education of Little Tree (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Friedenberg'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-education-of-little-tree-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119052/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Education of Little Tree (1997)

1997 · 116 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Education of Little Tree is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Richard Friedenberg, and starring James Cromwell, Tantoo Cardinal, Joseph Ashton and Graham Greene. It is based on the controversial 1976 fictional memoir of the same title by Asa Earl Carter about an orphaned boy raised by his paternal Scottish-descent grandfather and Cherokee grandmother in the Great Smoky Mountains.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Friedenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-friedenberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Friedenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-friedenberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Isham](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-isham)
- **Producer:** [Jake Eberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-eberts)

## Cast

- [Joseph Ashton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ashton)

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