In Search of the Castaways
Seen it?1962 | 98 min | Adventure, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved Peter Pan or Treasure Planet, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the children's shipwrecked sea captain father. This Disney film was based upon Jules Verne's 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant's Children.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$22 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 31K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Stevenson
- Maurice ChevalierJacques Paganel
- Hayley MillsMary Grant
- George SandersThomas Ayerton
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteLord Glenarvan
- Michael Anderson Jr.John Glenarvan
- Antonio CifarielloIndian Chief
- Wilfrid BrambellBill Gaye
- Jack GwillimCaptain Grant
- Ronald FraserGuard at Dockyard Gate
- Norman BirdSenior Yacht Guard