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In Search of the Castaways ()

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In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.
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Jacques Paganel
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Mary Grant
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Thomas Ayerton
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Lord Glenarvan (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
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John Glenarvan (as Michael Anderson Jnr.)
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Chief Thalcave
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Robert Grant
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Bill Gaye
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Captain Grant
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Guard at Dockyard Gate
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Senior Yacht Guard
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Ayerton's Assistant
Inia Te Wiata ...
Maori Chief (as Inia Wiata)
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Rich Man at Yacht Party
Michael Wynne ...
Crooked Sailor
David Spenser ...
South American Guide
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Crooked Sailor
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Patagonian Prisoner
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Irish Claimant
Maxwell Shaw ...
Sailor
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Crooked Sailor
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Yacht Seaman (uncredited)
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Lady on Ship (uncredited)
Joy Andrews ...
Woman (uncredited)
Hyma Beckley ...
Departing Party Guest (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Aussie Cutthroat (uncredited)
Mike Conner ...
Passenger (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty ...
Henchman (uncredited)
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Departing Party Guest (uncredited)
George Holdcroft ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ayerton Hijacker Two (uncredited)
Fred Machon ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ayerton Hijacker three (uncredited)
John More ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Pat Ryan ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Taylor ...
Henchman (uncredited)
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Ayerton Hijacker One (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Stevenson

Written by

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Lowell S. Hawley ... (screenplay)
 
Jules Verne ... (novel) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Hugh Attwooll ... associate producer
Walt Disney ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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William Alwyn

Cinematography by

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Paul Beeson ... director of photography

Editing by

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Gordon Stone

Editorial Department

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Robin Clarke ... assembly cutter (uncredited)
Barry Peters ... first assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Maude Spector

Art Direction by

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Michael Stringer

Costume Design by

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Margaret Furse

Makeup Department

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Harry Frampton ... makeup artist
Barbara Ritchie ... hairdresser

Production Management

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Peter Manley ... production manager
Clive Reed ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Peter Bolton ... second unit director
Eric Rattray ... assistant director
Terence Churcher ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Richard Jenkins ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Grania O'Shannon ... second assistant director: special effects unit (uncredited)
Dusty Symonds ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Vernon Dixon ... set dresser
Ernest Archer ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Paddy Bennett ... props chargehand (uncredited)
Roy Dorman ... chief draughtsman (uncredited)
Norman Dorme ... chief draughtsman (uncredited)
Terence Marsh ... chief draughtsman (uncredited)
A.J. Van Montagu ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Patrick Weymouth ... chargehand props (uncredited)
Peter Wood ... scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Gordon K. McCallum ... sound recordist (as Gordon McCallum)
Dudley Messenger ... sound recordist
Peter Thornton ... sound editor
Ken Barker ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Danny Daniel ... boom operator (uncredited)
Mike DeBonis ... audio description narrator (uncredited)
Graham V. Hartstone ... playback operator (uncredited)
Charlie McFadden ... sound (uncredited)

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Peter Ellenshaw ... special photographic effects
Sydney Pearson ... special effects (as Syd Pearson)
Brian Gamby ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Godfrey A. Godar ... camera operator: special effects unit (uncredited)
Jimmy Harris ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Fred Heather ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Garth Inns ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Jimmy Ward ... special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Ron Jackson ... first assistant director: visual effects unit (uncredited)
John Jay ... still photographer: visual effects (uncredited)
Martin Shortall ... special effects camera (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Harcourt ... additional photography
Michael Reed ... additional photography
Ray Sturgess ... additional photography
Alec Mills ... focus puller (uncredited)
Laurie Ridley ... still photographer (uncredited)
Michael Sarafian ... focus puller: special photographic effects (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Brenda Dabbs ... wardrobe mistress (uncredited)

Music Department

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Muir Mathieson ... musical director
Richard M. Sherman ... composer: songs
Robert B. Sherman ... composer: songs
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Paul J. Smith ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Pamela Carlton ... continuity (as Pam Carlton)

Additional Crew

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Jimmy Chipperfield ... animals
Walt Disney ... presenter
Ralph Helfer ... animal supervisor: Africa U.S.A. [us] (uncredited)
Kay Rawlings ... continuity: special effects unit (uncredited)
Jean Walter ... production secretary (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

An earthquake, a flash flood, an avalanche, a volcano, alligators, jaguars, mutineers, and a man-eating Maoris dog the steps of a shipping company owner, a scientist, and the two children of a lost sea Captain as they circle the Earth along the 37th parallel per instructions in a bottled note the scientist has recovered from a shark's stomach. Only certain facts are discerned from the stained note, especially the words "37 parallel". Teenage Mary Grant (Hayley Mills), her younger brother, Robert (Keith Hamshere), and the scientist, French Professor Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier), trick their way aboard the grand yacht, "Persevero II", during a bon voyage party to see the owner of the shipping company, Lord Edward Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White), the epitome of British aloofness. With the urging of his own son, John (Michael Anderson, Jr.), Glenarvan's luxurious side-wheeler sets sail for the coastal town of Concepcion, Chile in the search for the missing Captain Grant (Jack Gwillim). Written by Les Adams

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Taglines An Earthquake of Entertainment! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Search for the Castaways (United States)
  • Jules Verne's Fantasy-Adventure in Search of The Castaways (United Kingdom)
  • Castaways (Philippines, English title)
  • Les Enfants du capitaine Grant (France)
  • Los hijos del capitán Grant (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The third most successful movie at the American box-office for 1962 after The Longest Day (1962) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). See more »
Goofs The jaguar that invades the searcher's tree is in fact a leopard, which do not exist in South America. Leopards are much easier to handle and train than jaguars. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in L'aventure (1963). See more »
Soundtracks Merci Beaucoup See more »
Quotes Mary Grant: [singing] Castaway, castaway: trust in your star. You know I will find you wherever you are. Though all your dreams may be tossed by the tide, cling to your hopes: never cast them aside. Castaway, castaway, though you may be lost in the wilderness, over the sea: I will discover your castaway shore, and you'll be a castaway no more. Oh, you'll be a castaway no more.
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