| Tom Sawyer | |
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| Directed by | Don Taylor |
| Screenplay by | Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman |
| Based on | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876 novel by Mark Twain |
| Produced by | Arthur P. Jacobs Frank Capra Jr. |
| Starring | Johnny Whitaker Celeste Holm Jeff East Warren Oates |
| Cinematography | Frank Stanley |
| Edited by | Marion Rothman |
| Music by | Songs: Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Score: John Williams |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $6,000,000 (rentals)[1] |
Tom Sawyer is the 1973 American musical film adaptation of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and was directed by Don Taylor. The film was produced by Reader's Digest in collaboration with Arthur P. Jacobs, and its screenplay and songs were written by both of the Sherman Brothers, Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman.
During the 46th Academy Awards, the film received three nominations for Best Original Song Score, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design, but failed to win any.