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In Search of the Castaways (1962) 6.4
An earthquake, a flash flood, an avalanche, a volcano, alligators, jaguars, mutineers, and a man-eating Maoris dog the steps of a shipping company owner, a scientist, and the two children ... See full summary » Director:Robert Stevenson |
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| Hayley Mills | ... | ||
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| Wilfrid Hyde-White | ... |
Lord Glenarvan
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John Glenarvan
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Antonio Cifariello | ... | |
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Keith Hamshere | ... | |
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Wilfrid Brambell | ... | |
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Ronald Fraser | ... |
Guard at Dockyard Gate
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Norman Bird | ... |
Senior Yacht Guard
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George Murcell | ... |
Ayerton's Assistant
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Inia Te Wiata | ... |
Maori Chief
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Mark Dignam | ... |
Rich Man at Yacht Party
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Michael Wynne | ... |
Crooked Sailor
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An earthquake, a flash flood, an avalanche, a volcano, alligators, jaguars, mutineers, and a man-eating Maoris dog the steps of a shipping company owner, a scientist, and the two children of a lost sea captain as they circle the earth along the 37th parallel per instructions in a bottled note the scientist has recovered from a shark's stomach. Only certain facts are discern from the stained note, especially the words "37 parallel." Teen-age Mary Grant (Hayley Mills), her younger brother , Robert Keith Hamshere, and the scientist, French Professor Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier), trick their way aboard the grand yacht, "Persevero," during a bon-voyage party to see the owner of the shipping company, Lord Edward Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White),the epitome of British aloofness. With the urging of his own son, John (Michael Anderson Jr.' ), Glenarvan's luxurious side-wheeler sets sail for the coastal town of Concepcion, Chile in the search for the missing Captain Grant. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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USARelease Date:
21 December 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
As Aventuras do Capitão Grant See more »Filming Locations:
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Lord Glenarvan: Flood! By George, that's a good one!
Jacques Paganel: Giant ombu tree. Phytolacca dioica. Aha! Magnificent specimen!
Robert Grant: Oh, *please*, may we sleep in it?
Lord Glenarvan: You can sleep where you like, but I certainly don't intend to roost in a tree like a confounded sparrow. Pitch my tent just here.
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Written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
Sung by Hayley Millsand accompanied on Guitar by Michael Anderson Jr.
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Hayley Mills made this film about about shipwrecked castaways two years after her father, John Mills, starred in Swiss Family Robinson also made by Walt Disney about shipwrecked castaways. See more »Goofs
When the ship arrives in Australia, the map shows it is arriving in Sydney. However a newspaper article later shown announces that the boat has come into port at Melbourne. See more »Quotes
Indian Chief: Much rain there. You sleep in tree. May come flood.Lord Glenarvan: Flood! By George, that's a good one!
Jacques Paganel: Giant ombu tree. Phytolacca dioica. Aha! Magnificent specimen!
Robert Grant: Oh, *please*, may we sleep in it?
Lord Glenarvan: You can sleep where you like, but I certainly don't intend to roost in a tree like a confounded sparrow. Pitch my tent just here.
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Soundtracks
"The Castaways Theme"Written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
Sung by Hayley Millsand accompanied on Guitar by Michael Anderson Jr.
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Wonderful Jules Verne fantasy via Walt Disney has jolly, ne'er-do-well Frenchman Maurice Chevalier helping two children convince a ship's captain that the kids' father, a captain lost at sea, is shipwrecked on an island near South America. The journey begins, and soon the whole gang faces every form of a raging Mother Nature trying to reach the castaway. Hayley Mills is near the peak of her ladylike charms here, never lovelier than when singing "Castaway" under the stars by guitar or cooking breakfast with Chevalier in a treetop. Maurice himself is a wily coot, and Wilfred Hyde-White is brusquely amusing. Well-produced yarn with fine effects does tail off in the second-half, but there are many requisite Disney-adventure pleasures to be had. Enjoy it! *** from ****