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Swiss Family Robinson
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304291702
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304291701
Label: Buena Vista Distribution Company
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Distribution Company
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Buena Vista Distribution Company
Release Date: March 04, 1997
Running Time: 128 minutes
Studio: Buena Vista Distribution Company
Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 1960
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Editorial Review:
The Disney touch is all over this grand, colorful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family set off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging storm while a family struggles to make it through alive. Tossed into a reef near a deserted tropical island, father John Mills takes charge and the family soon turns their island prison into a veritable paradise. Their multilevel tree house, built in record time, is complete with running water and a working pipe organ scavenged from the ship, while their grand yard is abloom in English roses. As a tale of hardship and pioneer pluck, the tale is pure fantasy, but as entertainment it's energetic and appealing. The island is impossibly populated by ostriches, zebras, lions, and elephants, a private zoo that delights the youngest boy and offers plenty of comic relief. The two older brothers discover even wilder life when they rescue the prisoner of oriental pirates (led by hard-bitten Sessue Hayakawa). There's little real danger anywhere in the film--even the climactic battle with the pirates is a cartoonish affair, with coconut bombs and nonlethal booby traps, until the final desperate, deadly moments. Hardly a faithful adaptation of the novel, but a lush, beautifully photographed film and an entertaining adventure safe for all ages. Dorothy McGuire costars as the proper, worry-prone mother. (Ages 5 and older) --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - File under 'whimsical farce'.
Pass on this one, unless you have fond memories of it from childhood or you're buying it for kids. And this from a big Disney fan, but this was not one of Uncle Walt's better efforts.
The storyline just stretches simple logic one time too many, ok for children, they won't care. But it will leave most adults rolling their eyes. The first leap of faith comes when our brave castaways tow tons of equipment from the wrecked ship, then build the sort of treehouse you only see illustrated in ... Read More
Rating:  - The tree house movie was (is) great.
As a paperboy working for the San Diego Tribune from 1959 to 1962 I was fortunate to be treated to a free movie from time to time; a guest of the Union/Tribune. There were several movies that we saw as a result of the generosity of the paper and Swiss Family Robinson was one of those. I saw this movie several times and loved it each time I did so.
The Robinson family, made up of father Robinson (John Mills), mother Robinson (Dorthy McGuire), Fritz (James MacArthur), Ernst (Tommy Kirk), ... Read More
Rating: - Everything it was advertised to be....
I bought this as a gift for my daughter's birthday in Decemter (I shop VERY early)
Rating: - Wonderful World of Disney
I grew up watching this movie during the Wonderful World of Disney night on TV. This was one of my favorite of all the "old" Disney movies. It has all the characteristics of great movies; trouble, adaptation, resolution, good vs. evil, and a happy ending. Watching this movie brings back good memories of being a child. The characters don't diminish over time, but only grow greater and truer for today. Yes, it's Disney. In the modern era, it's missing the f/x and computer special effects, but it is ... Read More
Rating:  - Oldie but Goodie
Classic movie that I grew up on. Now that I am older I noticed a lot more little things. Still a classic that kids can enjoy.
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