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Swiss Family Robinson ()

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A Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
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Father Robinson
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Mother Robinson
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Fritz Robinson
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Roberta
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Kuala - Pirate Chief
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Ernst Robinson
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Francis Robinson
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Captain Moreland
Andy Ho ...
Auban - Pirate
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Big Pirate
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Battoo - Pirate

Directed by

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Ken Annakin

Written by

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Lowell S. Hawley ... (screenplay)
 
Johann David Wyss ... (novel "Swiss Family Robinson") (as Johann Wyss)

Produced by

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Bill Anderson ... producer
Walt Disney ... producer (uncredited)
Basil Keys ... associate producer

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William Alwyn

Cinematography by

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Harry Waxman ... director of photography

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Peter Boita

Production Design by

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John Howell

Set Decoration by

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Jack Stephens

Costume Design by

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Julie Harris

Makeup Department

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Eileen Bates ... hair stylist
Bill Lodge ... makeup artist
Charles Nash ... makeup artist

Production Management

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William Hill ... production manager (as Bill Hill)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Yakima Canutt ... second unit director
René Dupont ... assistant director
John Comfort ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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John Hoesli ... assistant art director
John L. Jensen ... sketch artist
Peter Murton ... assistant art director
Dickie Bamber ... dressing props (uncredited)
Leon Davis ... unit construction manager (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Dennis ... sound recordist (as John S. Dennis)
Gordon K. McCallum ... sound recordist
Les Wiggins ... sound editor (as Leslie Wiggins)

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Danny Lee ... special effects (as Dan Lee)
Walter Stones ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Peter Ellenshaw ... matte artist

Stunts

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Ken Buckle ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney ... stunts (uncredited)
Evelyn Finley ... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes ... stunts (uncredited)
Fez Reynolds ... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader ... stunts (uncredited)
Arnim Tardieu ... stunts (uncredited)

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Paul Beeson ... additional photography
James Devis ... focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
Ted Underwood ... grip (uncredited)
Trevor Wrenn ... clapper loader (uncredited)

Music Department

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Muir Mathieson ... conductor
Buddy Baker ... composer: additional music "Animal Race" (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Walt Disney ... presenter
Ralph Helfer ... animal supervisor: Nature's Haven Wild Animal Rental Co. (uncredited)
Mel Koontz ... animal trainer (uncredited)
Fez Reynolds ... animal trainer: zebra (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

A family in route to New Guinea is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. They are forced to remain on the island because of the damage to the ship and the pirates that are roaming the islands. They create a home on the island (centering around a huge tree house) and explore the island and its wildlife. Plenty of adventure ensues as the family deals with issues of survival and pirates, and the brothers must learn how to live on the island with an uncertain future. Written by Scott Lane

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Taglines THE ADVENTURE OF ADVENTURES! (original print ad - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les Robinsons des mers du sud (France)
  • Dschungel der 1000 Gefahren (Germany)
  • Duschgel der 1000 Gefahren (Germany)
  • Los robinsones de los mares del Sur (Spain)
  • Oikogeneia Elveton Rovinsonon (Greece)
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  • 126 min
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Budget $5,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia As revealed by director Ken Annakin on the DVD commentary, the trapped zebra was subjected to electric shocks to make it move about, a practice that is now illegal in Hollywood movies. See more »
Goofs The "Quarantine" flag Father raises to drive off the pirates, a black spot on a yellow field, is actually the "India" signal flag. The actual Quarantine flag at the time would have been a plain yellow "Quebec" signal flag. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Swiss Family Robinson (1986). See more »
Soundtracks My Heart was an Island See more »
Quotes Father: Don't you sometimes feel that this is the kind of life we were meant to live on this earth? Everything we need, everything, right here, right at our fingertips. You know, if only people could have all this and be satisfied, I don't think there'd be any real problems in the world.
Mother: And no future generations. We don't have *everything* we need right here at our fingertips.
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