| Johnny Tremain | |
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| Directed by | Robert Stevenson |
| Written by | Esther Forbes Tom Blackburn |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Hal Stalmaster Luana Patten Jeff York Sebastian Cabot |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
| Edited by | Stanley E. Johnson |
| Music by | George Bruns Tom Blackburn (lyrics) Song "Liberty Tree" by George Bruns and Tom Blackburn |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $700,000[1] |
Johnny Tremain is a 1957 American adventure drama film made by Walt Disney Productions, released by Buena Vista Distribution,[2] and based on the 1944 Newbery Medal-winning children's novel of the same name by Esther Forbes, retelling the story of the years in Boston, Massachusetts prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Johnny Tremain was the first Disney live-action film to be directed by Robert Stevenson. It was made for television but was first released in theatres. Walt Disney understood the new technology of color television and filmed his Walt Disney anthology television series in color, but the show, known as Disneyland at that time, was broadcast in black and white. After its theater run in 1957, the film was shown in its entirety on television in two episodes (subsequently known as Walt Disney Presents), rather than as a complete film on a single evening, on November 21 and December 5, 1958.
The film stars Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot (in his second film role for Disney), Richard Beymer, Walter Coy and Ralph Clanton.