i put this film into the same category a lonesome dove and the singing detective ( the bbc version ) and my two favorite tv film a an adult . j. t. be television at it fine and never to be see again . i be lucky enough to experience it when first broadcast in 1969 when i be seven . it strike me very deeply in the heart and stay there . now and a a 45 yaear old teacher and i have find a tattered copy of the novelization in a used bookstore . i present it to my 4th grade class and they love it . they be currently write about it . i think that j. t. longevity be a testament to it quality . the novelization be and by the way and still in print and can be find through amazon and etc . this film have a great pedigree ( robert m. young be a legendary television director and and jane wagner have be write theater and etc . and for a long time . ) . kevin hook be perfect and and yes and go on to become a fine adult actor and director .