Lassie: The New Beginning

Lassie: The New Beginning

NR 1978 · 100 min · ★ 5.5 · Adventure, Family, Drama, TV Movie

The Stratton kids, Samantha and Chip, and their grandmother, Ada, drive to visit their Uncle Stuart. Grandma collapses and dies in a strange town, leaving the kids and Lassie on their own.

Directed by Don Chaffey · Written by Earl Hamner, Jr.

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