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In Search of the Castaways

  • 1962
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  • 1h 38m
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In Search of the Castaways (1962)
In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.
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In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.

  • Director
    • Robert Stevenson
  • Writers
    • Lowell S. Hawley
    • Jules Verne
  • Stars
    • Hayley Mills
    • Maurice Chevalier
    • George Sanders
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    3.3K
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    • Director
      • Robert Stevenson
    • Writers
      • Lowell S. Hawley
      • Jules Verne
    • Stars
      • Hayley Mills
      • Maurice Chevalier
      • George Sanders
    • 30User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Hayley Mills
    Hayley Mills
    • Mary Grant
    Maurice Chevalier
    Maurice Chevalier
    • Jacques Paganel
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • Thomas Ayerton
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    • Lord Glenarvan
    • (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
    Michael Anderson Jr.
    Michael Anderson Jr.
    • John Glenarvan
    • (as Michael Anderson Jnr.)
    Antonio Cifariello
    Antonio Cifariello
    • Chief Thalcave
    Keith Hamshere
    Keith Hamshere
    • Robert Grant
    Wilfrid Brambell
    Wilfrid Brambell
    • Bill Gaye
    Jack Gwillim
    Jack Gwillim
    • Captain Grant
    Ronald Fraser
    Ronald Fraser
    • Guard at Dockyard Gate
    Norman Bird
    Norman Bird
    • Senior Yacht Guard
    George Murcell
    George Murcell
    • Ayerton's Assistant
    Inia Te Wiata
    • Maori Chief
    • (as Inia Wiata)
    Mark Dignam
    Mark Dignam
    • Rich Man at Yacht Party
    Michael Wynne
    • Crooked Sailor
    David Spenser
    • South American Guide
    Milo Sperber
    Milo Sperber
    • Crooked Sailor
    Roger Delgado
    Roger Delgado
    • Patagonian Prisoner
    • Director
      • Robert Stevenson
    • Writers
      • Lowell S. Hawley
      • Jules Verne(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The third most successful movie at the American box-office for 1962 after The Longest Day (1962) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
    • Goofs
      The jaguar that invades the searcher's tree is in fact a leopard, which do not exist in South America. Leopards are much easier to handle and train than jaguars.
    • Quotes

      Mary Grant: [singing] Castaway, castaway: trust in your star. You know I will find you wherever you are. Though all your dreams may be tossed by the tide, cling to your hopes: never cast them aside. Castaway, castaway, though you may be lost in the wilderness, over the sea: I will discover your castaway shore, and you'll be a castaway no more. Oh, you'll be a castaway no more.

    • Connections
      Featured in L'ami public numéro un: L'aventure (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Merci Beaucoup
      (uncredited)
      Written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
      Sung by Maurice Chevalier

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    7/10
    A thousand thrills...and Hayley Mills!
    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 ****
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    • Jun 28, 2001

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Disney's Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Search for the Castaways
    • Filming locations
      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,745,500
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes

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