Adventure ·Family · United States of America · 1960 · 2h 6m

Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson poster
Director
Ken Annakin
Cast
John Mills as Father Dorothy McGuire as Mother James MacArthur as Fritz Janet Munro as Roberta 'Bertie' Sessue Hayakawa as Kuala, Pirate Chief Tommy Kirk as Ernst
Crew
Harry Waxman — Director of Photography Peter Boita — Editor William Alwyn — Original Music Composer Lowell S. Hawley — Screenplay Bill Anderson — Producer Basil Keys — Producer
Tagline

THE ADVENTURE OF ADVENTURES!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Swiss Family Robinson — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
islandbased on novel or bookshipwrecktree housepirate gangzebrapirateostrich19th centuryswiss family robinson
Key Collaborators
Ken Annakin Director Harry Waxman Director of Photography Peter Boita Editor William Alwyn Original Music Composer Lowell S. Hawley Screenplay Bill Anderson Producer Basil Keys Producer Walt Disney Producer John Howell Production Design Julie Harris Costume Design
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