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In Search of the Castaways is a 1962 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Hayley Mills and Maurice Chevalier in a tale about a worldwide search for a shipwrecked sea captain. It was directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Lowell S. Hawley based upon Jules Verne's 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant's Children. It was Mills' third of six for the Disney Studios.

Synopsis

In company with her younger brother, Robert (Keith Hamshere), and her elderly yet young-at-heart friend, Professor Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier), teenage Mary Grant (Hayley Mills) journeys to Glasgow, Scotland, to persuade the comically brave Lord Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White) to rescue her shipwrecked father, Captain John Grant (Jack Gwillim). The expedition sets sail and ventures halfway around the world, to both South America and New Zealand, respectively. The party suffers many assorted perils including an earthquake, a flood, a fire, an attack by a giant condor and an erupting volcano before finding and rescuing Captain Grant. A subplot involves a gunrunner named Thomas Ayerton (George Sanders), who is a treacherous former crew-member of Captain Grant's ship, and responsible for his disappearance. Another subplot involves a budding romance between young Mary Grant and Lord Glenarvan's handsome and loyal son, John (Michael Anderson, Jr.).

Cast

Hayley Mills as Mary Grant
Maurice Chevalier as Jacques Paganel
George Sanders as Thomas Ayerton
Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lord Glenarvan
Michael Anderson, Jr. as John Glenarvan
Antonio Cifariello as Thalcave, the Indian Chief
Keith Hamshere as Robert Grant
Wilfrid Brambell as Bill Gaye
Jack Gwillim as Captain Grant
Inia Te Wiata as Maori Chief
Roger Delgado as Patagonian Prisoner

Musical Numbers

Songs composed by the Sherman Brothers include "Castaway", "Merci Beaucoup", "Let's Climb (Grimpons)", and "Enjoy It", with an orchestral arrangement of "Castaway" serving as the film's overture.

Awards and nominations

The film placed third in the 1963 Golden Laurel Top Male Musical Performance (Chevalier) and was nominated for the Golden Laurel Top Action Drama.

Gallery

Copyright info

The film's copyright was renewed on October 10, 1990.^[1]

References

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 |producer = Hugh Attwooll
 |writer = Novel: [[Jules Verne]]<br>Screenplay: Lowell S. Hawley
-|music = Music Composed by: William Alwyn<br>Songs: [[Sherman Brothers|Richard Sherman & Robert Sherman]]
+|music = Music composed by: William Alwyn<br>Songs: [[Sherman Brothers]]
 |cinematography = Paul Beeson
 |editor = Gordon Stone
 |studio = [[Walt Disney Productions]]
 |distributor = [[Buena Vista Distribution]]
-|release = [[December 21]], [[1962]]
+|release = [[November 14]], [[1962]] ([[United Kingdom]])<br>[[December 21]], [[1962]] ([[United States]])
 |time = 98 mins.
-|language = English
+|language = English}}
-}}'''''In Search of the Castaways''''' is a [[1962]] [[Walt Disney Productions]] feature film starring [[Hayley Mills]] and [[Maurice Chevalier]] in a tale about a worldwide search for a shipwrecked sea captain. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Lowell S. Hawley based upon [[Jules Verne]]'s [[Pre-1922#1868|1868]] adventure novel Captain Grant's Children. The film was Mills' third of six for the Disney Studios.
+'''''In Search of the Castaways''''' is a [[1962]] [[Walt Disney Productions]] feature film starring [[Hayley Mills]] and [[Maurice Chevalier]] in a tale about a worldwide search for a shipwrecked sea captain. It was directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Lowell S. Hawley based upon [[Jules Verne]]'s 1868 adventure novel ''Captain Grant's Children''. It was Mills' third of six for the Disney Studios.
-==Plot==
+==Synopsis==
-In company with her younger brother Robert (Keith Hamshere), and her elderly yet young-at-heart friend Professor [[Jacques Paganel]] ([[Maurice Chevalier]]), teenage Mary Grant ([[Hayley Mills]]) journeys to Glasgow, [[Scotland]], to persuade the comically brave Lord Glenarvan ([[Wilfrid Hyde-White]]) to rescue her shipwrecked father, Captain John Grant (Jack Gwillim). The expedition sets sail and ventures halfway around the world, to both [[South America]] and [[New Zealand]], respectively. The party suffers many assorted perils including an earthquake, a flood, a fire, an attack by a giant condor and an erupting volcano before finding and rescuing Captain Grant. A subplot involves a gunrunner named Thomas Ayerton ([[George Sanders]]), who is a treacherous former crew-member of Captain Grant's ship, and responsible for his disappearance. Another subplot involves a budding romance between young Mary Grant and Lord Glenarvan's handsome and loyal son John (Michael Anderson, Jr.).
+In company with her younger brother, Robert (Keith Hamshere), and her elderly yet young-at-heart friend, Professor Jacques Paganel ([[Maurice Chevalier]]), teenage Mary Grant ([[Hayley Mills]]) journeys to Glasgow, [[Scotland]], to persuade the comically brave Lord Glenarvan (Wilfrid Hyde-White) to rescue her shipwrecked father, Captain John Grant (Jack Gwillim). The expedition sets sail and ventures halfway around the world, to both [[South America]] and [[New Zealand]], respectively. The party suffers many assorted perils including an earthquake, a flood, a fire, an attack by a giant condor and an erupting volcano before finding and rescuing Captain Grant. A subplot involves a gunrunner named Thomas Ayerton ([[George Sanders]]), who is a treacherous former crew-member of Captain Grant's ship, and responsible for his disappearance. Another subplot involves a budding romance between young Mary Grant and Lord Glenarvan's handsome and loyal son, John (Michael Anderson, Jr.).
-==Cast and characters==
+==Cast==
 *[[Hayley Mills]] as Mary Grant
-*[[Maurice Chevalier]] as [[Jacques Paganel]]
+*[[Maurice Chevalier]] as Jacques Paganel
-*[[George Sanders]] as [[Thomas Ayerton]]
+*[[George Sanders]] as Thomas Ayerton
-*[[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] as Lord Glenarvan
+*Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lord Glenarvan
 *Michael Anderson, Jr. as John Glenarvan
 *Antonio Cifariello as Thalcave, the Indian Chief
 *Keith Hamshere as Robert Grant
-*Wilfrid Brambell as [[Bill Gaye]]
+*Wilfrid Brambell as Bill Gaye
 *Jack Gwillim as Captain Grant
 *Inia Te Wiata as Maori Chief
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 ==Musical Numbers==
-Songs composed by the Sherman Brothers include "[[Castaway]]", "Merci Beaucoup", "Let's Climb (Grimpons)", and "[[Enjoy It]]", with an orchestral arrangement of "Castaway" serving as the film's overture.
+Songs composed by the [[Sherman Brothers]] include "[[Castaway]]", "Merci Beaucoup", "Let's Climb (Grimpons)", and "[[Enjoy It]]", with an orchestral arrangement of "Castaway" serving as the film's overture.
 ==Awards and nominations==
-The film placed third in the 1963 Golden Laurel Top Male Musical Performance (Chevalier) and was nominated for the Golden Laurel Top Action Drama.
+The film placed third in the [[1963]] Golden Laurel Top Male Musical Performance (Chevalier) and was nominated for the Golden Laurel Top Action Drama.
 ==Gallery==
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+In search of the castaways australia poster.jpg|Poster from the release in [[Australia]] in [[1963]]
+In search of the castaways brazil poster.jpg|Poster from the release in [[Brazil]] in [[1964]]
+In search of the castaways france poster.jpg|Poster from the release in [[France]] on [[November 27]], 1963
+In search of the castaways germany poster.jpg|Poster from the release in [[Germany]] on [[April 28]], [[1965]]
+In search of the castaways japan poster.jpg|Poster from the release in [[Japan]] on [[March 14]], 1964
+In search of the castaways mexico lobby card.jpg|Lobby card from the release in [[Mexico]] on [[December 25]], 1963
+In search of the castaways poland poster.jpg|Poster from the release in [[Poland]] in [[1966]]
+INSEARCHOFTHECASTAWAYS.jpg|Poster from the release in the [[United Kingdom]] on [[November 14]], [[1962]], a month before debuting in the United States
+In search of the castaways and king of grizzlies uk poster.jpg|Poster from the UK re-release on [[May 17]], [[1970]], on a double bill with ''[[King of the Grizzlies]]''
+Walt Disney Productions France 1963-4 program 4.jpg|Promo for the release in France
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+==Copyright info==
+The film's copyright was renewed on [[October 10]], [[1990]].<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First&Search_Arg=RE0000504417&Search_Code=REGS Online Copyright Catalog search (form autofilled, pressing "begin search" brings up the entry)]</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''In Search of the Castaways''}}
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+[[Category:G-rated films]]