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Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Anderson Jr. ... see more see more... , Antonio Cifariello , Wilfrid Brambell , Keith Hamshere , Ronald Fraser , Inia Te Wiata , Norman Bird , Roger Delgado , Mark Dignam , Barry Keegan , Andrea Malandrinos , George Murcell , Maxwell Shaw , Milo Sperber , Michael Wynne , David Spenser , Jack Gwyllim , Jack Gwillim , Keith Hamshire

Based on Jules Verne's novel Captain Grant's Children, In Search of the Castaways stars Hayley Mills and Keith Hamshere as the children of long-missing ship's captain Jack Gwillim. By chance, a note s... read more read more...tuffed in a bottle comes to the attention of the kids and professor Maurice Chevalier; the note contains the fragment of a map, which suggests that Gwillim is somewhere in South America. Only after enduring a series of life-threatening adventures do Chevalier and the kids discover that they should have been in New Zealand all along! Once they're finally in the correct corner of the world, our protagonists are bedeviled by gunrunner George Sanders, the fellow who'd set the captain adrift. With the help of Wilfrid Brambell, a looney ex-crew member of the captain's (and the fellow who sent the bottled message), Chevalier, Mills and Hamshere are finally reunited with Gwillim--and as a bonus, Mills has found a boy friend, played by Michael Anderson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Robert Stevenson

Release Date: December 21, 1962

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DVD Release Date: May 3, 2005

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  • crazydannielle16
    June 3, 2008
    crazydannielle16
    It was a cute movie, some really funny parts. I almost didn't finish it, but I saw it to the end and it was okay. I wouldn't see it again, though.
  • spunkylilangel29
    March 28, 2008
    spunkylilangel29
    Another fun movie with Haley Mills, along with adventure. Somehow you've never been able to miss with Disney.
  • sarahdennis791
    November 20, 2007
    sarahdennis791
    I was a huge Disney & Haley Mills fan growing up, this is my fave Mills flick ever. Lots of adventure & suspense.
  • carolynmj19774
    May 31, 2007
    carolynmj19774
    This movie I have seen a gazillion times! I love it. ABSOLUTELY adore it. Its cheesy and if your not a Hayley Mills fan you probably won't like it. But I sure loved it.

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Steve Crum
October 16, 2008
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

High adventure Disney outing is fun with Hayley Mills and none other than Maurice Chevalier.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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May 9, 2005
New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 7, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Carol Cling
September 3, 2004
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Rich Cline
November 15, 2003
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

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