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Swiss Family Robinson
THE ADVENTURE OF ADVENTURES!
After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.
- Original title
- Swiss Family Robinson
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Revenue
- $40,356,000
r96sk
Jun 27, 2020 · via TMDB
A lesser sense of danger and a more family friendly vibe, but that doesn't hinder 1960's <em>'Swiss Family Robinson'</em> as it manages to surpass the original film adaptation of Johann David Wyss' novel. That's mainly thanks to the conclusion, a thing that I criticised the earlier film for. Here, the character motivations are much more consistent and the ending is no longer nonsensical. The finale also has a very watchable event occur, which helps too. I thoroughly enjoy the cast here. John Mills is as good as William (aka Father) as Thomas Mitchell is, though Dorothy McGuire fronts a much improved Elizabeth (aka Mother) who is more developed; still not perfect, but certainly better. Elsewhere, you have three of the Disney resident youngsters teaming up in James MacArthur (Fritz), Tommy Kirk (Ernst) and Kevin Corcoran (Francis). They might not be the greatest actors, yet after seeing them in so many other films (together, in Kirk and Corcoran's case) I can't help but like them. Janet Munro (Roberta) is also decent. The humour is more noteworthy in this one also, I chuckled more times. There's still room for improvement when it comes to this story, perhaps the next potential remake will do so, but I still felt very much entertained by this.
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John Mills
Father
Dorothy McGuire
Mother
James MacArthur
Fritz
Janet Munro
Roberta 'Bertie'
Sessue Hayakawa
Kuala, Pirate Chief
Tommy Kirk
Ernst
Kevin Corcoran
Francis
Cecil Parker
Captain Moreland
Andy Ho
Auban
Milton Reid
Big Pirate
Julie Harris
Costume Design
Evelyn Finley
Stunts
Ken Annakin
Director
Walt Disney
Producer
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