Cast & crew
The Learning Tree (1969)
Directed by Gordon Parks Written by Gordon Parks
Cast
| Esther Rolle | (uncredited) |
| Philip Roye | Winger |
| Dana Elcar | Kirky |
| Carter Vinnegar | Seansy |
| Lynn Hamilton | (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Rushing | Chappie Ellerton |
| S. Pearl Sharp | Prissy |
| Dub Taylor | Spikey |
| Malcolm Atterbury | Silas |
| Peggy Rea | McClintock |
| Estelle Evans | Sarah |
| Don Dubbins | Harley |
| Tony Teebo | (uncredited) |
| Alfred Jones | Cap'n |
| Carole Lamond | Mabel Tanaka |
| Zooey Hall | Chauncey |
| Steven Perry | Jappy |
| Bobby Goss | Skunk |
| Hope Summers | Mrs. Dunn |
| Kyle Johnson | Newt |
| Kevin Hagen | Tim Collin |
| Felix Nelson | Winger |
| Joel Fluellen | Uncle Owen |
| Mira Waters | Arcella |
| Russell Thorson | Cavanaugh |
| Richard Ward | Savage |
| Alex Clarke | Marcus Brody |
| Morgan Sterne | Mr. Vornick |
| Thomas Anderson | Pastor Wredmann |
| George Mitchell | Jake |
| Jon Lormer | McCormack |
Crew
| Gordon Parks | Novel |
| Fred Giles | Second Assistant Director |
| Gordon Parks | Producer |
| Gordon Parks | Director |
| Jack Aldworth | First Assistant Director |
| Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Gordon Parks | Original Music Composer |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| William Conrad | Executive Producer |
| Jimmy Lydon | Associate Producer |
| Gordon Parks Jr. | Assistant Camera |
| George Hause | Sound Recordist |
| George R. Rohrs | Editor |
| Edward D. Engoron | Production Design |
| George Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Genevieve Young | Story Consultant |
| Alfred Cline | Camera Operator |
| Joanne MacDougall | Set Decoration |
| Robert J. Miller | Sound Mixer |
| Edward D. Engoron | Art Direction |
| Elizabeth Searcy | Hairstylist |
| Jean Burt Reilly | Hairstylist |
| Wayne Reed | Costumer |
| Gordon Parks | Screenplay |