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In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

A Thousand Thrills, And Hayley Mills!

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AdventureFamily

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

01 December 1962

Country

United States of America

Cast

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

Jacques Paganel

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

Mary Grant

George Sanders

George Sanders

Thomas Ayerton

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Lord Glenarvan

Michael Anderson Jr.

Michael Anderson Jr.

John Glenarvan

Antonio Cifariello

Antonio Cifariello

Indian Chief

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

Inia Te Wiata

Maori Chief

Mark Dignam

Mark Dignam

Rich man at Yacht party

David Spenser

David Spenser

South American Guide

Milo Sperber

Milo Sperber

Crooked sailor

Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Patagonian prisoner

Barry Keegan

Barry Keegan

Irish claimant

Maxwell Shaw

Maxwell Shaw

Sailor

Andreas Malandrinos

Andreas Malandrinos

Crooked sailor

Keith Hamshere

Keith Hamshere

Robert Grant

Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Yacht Seaman

Michael Wynne

Michael Wynne

Crooked sailor

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