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Lassie: The New Beginning

1978 1h 40m Adventure List
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Affectionate collie Lassie is in the care of two orphans, Samantha (Sally Boyden) and Chip Stratton (Shane Sinutko). Their grandmother decides to take them on a road trip to visit a relative, but dies unexpectedly in transit, leaving the Stratton kids to fend for themselves against a cruel world and their even crueler uncle, Stuart (John Reilly). After a tussle with animal control, Lassie must escape from the pound in order to come to children's rescue. Read More Read Less
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Synopsis Affectionate collie Lassie is in the care of two orphans, Samantha (Sally Boyden) and Chip Stratton (Shane Sinutko). Their grandmother decides to take them on a road trip to visit a relative, but dies unexpectedly in transit, leaving the Stratton kids to fend for themselves against a cruel world and their even crueler uncle, Stuart (John Reilly). After a tussle with animal control, Lassie must escape from the pound in order to come to children's rescue.
Director
Don Chaffey
Screenwriter
Earl Hamner Jr.
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m