In Search of the Castaways (film)

The Adventures of Captain Grant (Original Title: In Search of the Castaways ) is an American adventure film directed by Robert Stevenson in 1962 with Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Michael Anderson Jr. in the lead roles. The film was produced by the Walt Disney Company based on the novel The Children of Captain Grant by Jules Verne.

Action

The young Mary Grant and together with her younger brother Robert and a family friend, the young at heart French scientist Professor Jacques Paganel, to Glasgow, to convince the splenetic, but in character integrity Glenarvan thereof, as the owner of the shipping company after her father, the shipwrecked of captain John Grant, look.

The daring enterprise on board the big yacht " Persevero " turns out soon as adventurous travel halfway around the world. The mixed first expedition stays on course to South America, and Glenarvans luxurious paddle steamer sets all sail to reach the coastal city of Concepción in Chile in the search for the missing Captain Grant as soon as possible, only to then travel to New Zealand also.

Thus, the diverse community through many different adventures and dangers, including an earthquake, a flash flood, an avalanche, an attack by a giant condor, together with various eerie encounters with alligators, jaguars, mutineers and an erupting volcano. On the journey unfolds increasingly a budding romance between Mary and John Glenarvan before it thanks to the mention of the lost sea captain in the end succeeds after a seemingly endless journey, the castaways along the 37th degree of latitude to track down again.

Reviews

" Two children and a fellow geography professor search in the southern hemisphere of her missing father. Provides imaginative film adaptation of a novel by Jules Verne, the colorful and adventurous family entertainment in the tradition of Disney Studios. "

" Adventure film based on a story by Jules Verne with utopian content. For children and adolescents aged 8 to 16 years clean and temporarily exciting entertainment. "

Production Notes

The editor comes from Gordon K. McCallum and Peter Thornton, the costumes gave Margaret Furse, the buildings created Michael Stringer. Harry Frampton and Barbara Ritchie distinguished themselves responsible for masks and hairstyles. The special effects came from Sydney Pearson. Muir Mathieson had as a conductor for the musical direction. Location of the film were the Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England.

Publication

DVD

  • Format: HiFi Sound, PAL
  • Language: German (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Region: Region 2
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rated: Suitable from 6 years
  • Studio: Walt Disney - DVD
  • Release Date: June 21, 2012
  • Production year: 1962
  • Premiere: November 14, 1962 ( England)
  • Premiere: April 28, 1965 ( Germany )
  • Duration: 94 minutes
1962 in film Robert Stevenson (director) Screenplay Film score Ronald Fraser (actor)
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