Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Ken Annakin

Writers:

Lowell S. Hawley (screenplay)
Johann David Wyss (novel)

Release Date:

21 December 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Tagline:

THE ADVENTURE OF ADVENTURES! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

A Swiss settler family are shipwrecked on a desert island.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Pirate | Desert Island | Treehouse | Tropical Island

Cast

John Mills	...	Father Robinson
Dorothy McGuire	...	Mother Robinson
James MacArthur	...	Fritz Robinson
Janet Munro	...	Roberta 'Bertie'
Sessue Hayakawa	...	Kuala, Pirate Chief
Tommy Kirk	...	Ernst Robinson
Kevin Corcoran	...	Francis Robinson
Cecil Parker	...	Captain Moreland
Andy Ho	...	Auban
Milton Reid	...	Big Pirate
Larry Taylor	...	Pirate

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo | Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1968) | Norway:7 (original rating) (cut version) | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:U | West Germany:6 | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Bacolet Beach, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Tommy Kirk hated being on the island because he was unable to have sex.

Goofs:

Continuity: When we first get a shot of the Pirate King, he is wearing a Red Coat. Then, in the next shot, he's wearing a blue officer's coat. Colors are alternated throughout the movie.

Quotes:

Francis Robinson: Are we ever going to open these other packages?
Mother Robinson: Those are for Fritz and Ernst.
Francis Robinson: But supposing they don't come back?
Father Robinson: Francis, you've had a long day, and it's past your bedtime.
Francis Robinson: But it's Christmas.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985) (V)

Soundtrack:

MY HEART WAS AN ISLAND

A Definite 'MUST OWN'!

Anybody that votes or has voted less than a 5 on this has either lied about watching it or has gotten a little to caught up on political correctness, or has found poor taste in movies. Basically, if you were orphaned at birth and nobody adopted you and became a neo-nazi, this MAY be something you won't find interesting.

This is among the early Disney Classics & Greats. A great cast put into a pirate tale that brings the whole family together. Though the screenplay is a bit old and the music sounds as if its from 'Gone With The Wind', what else would you expect from the time this was made?

A family is shipwrecked on an uncharted island and they make do with the means and supplies they have. They build an exotic home on what seems like an island paradise. In an effort to get a better idea of where they are and what they have to deal with, the older two sons go out on an exploration of the island. While around the other side, they meet up with pirates holding two hostages. They take the youth hostage per the captive father's request and head on back to the camp to notify their parents and prepare if the pirates happen to come their way.

There is a wonderful action battle that brings classic excitement to all those young and old. In the true form of a Disney Classic, the storyline and character development is done beautifully.

This is one of those items you'd go to the theater to see on the BIG SCREEN multiple time if it were available again. Definite add to the collection.