Peter Pan
Seen it?1962 | 112 min | Fantasy, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone who remembers how big everything felt at sixteen and anyone who likes a story with a soundtrack worth keeping, this one's for you. It gets the awkwardness and the high stakes of being young. Shelve it next to Peter Pan or High School Musical. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
Peter Pan is an adolescent boy who has escaped from his parents to the dreamland of Nowhere. Peter is determined to remain a little boy forever; because the adult world does not please him at all. Together with the fairy Tinkerbell, Peter Pan lures the girl Wendy and her two brothers John and Michael to Nowhere, where Peter teaches them to fly. They join forces with the Indians, led by the beautiful Tigerlilly, to fight together against the evil Captain Jack Haken and his wild pirates.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
- Alfred BalthoffBruder Martin / Erzähler
- Wolf AckvaGeorge Darling
- Sascha HehnMichael Darling
- Helga AndersWendy Darling
- Pierre FranckhBisschen Schmutzig
- Hans ClarinPeter Pan (Stimme)
- Rolf von NauckhoffCecco
- Georg LehnStarkey
- Panos PapadopulosPirat Oberlicht