Summary Jesse Hallam, an illiterate coal miner from Kentucky, moves to Cincinnati so that his daughter may receive spinal surgery. Determined to support his family in the city, he decides he must learn how to read and write as an adult, and resolves to graduate from high school. View more details
Directed : Gary Nelson
Written : Suzanne Clauser
Stars : Brenda Vaccaro Eli Wallach Ben Marley Johnny Cash
Genres : Drama
Release date : Mar 2, 1981
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Walnut Hills High School - 3250 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Production companies : The Königsberg Company
Summary Jesse Hallam, an illiterate coal miner from Kentucky, moves to Cincinnati so that his daughter may receive spinal surgery. Determined to support his family in the city, he decides he must learn how to read and write as an adult, and resolves to graduate from high school. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Mar 2, 1981
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Walnut Hills High School - 3250 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Production companies : The Königsberg Company