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The Parent Trap is a 1961 American comedy of remarriage, children's film, drama film, and musical film. Directed by David Swift and produced by Walt Disney, the movie stars Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, and Charles Ruggles. It is based on the work of Erich Kästner and the story Lottie and Lisa. The screenplay was written by Swift, with music by Paul Smith and the Sherman Brothers.
The film has a runtime of 129 minutes and was released in the United States in May and June 1961. Its main subject is a summer camp program, featuring keywords such as deception and twins separated at birth. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Disney+. The production team included director of photography Lucien Ballard, editor Philip W. Anderson, and production designer Emile Kuri.
The Parent Trap received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and Best Sound. It earned a box office of 25,150,385 and a revenue of 29,650,385. Audience ratings include a 7.2 score on IMDb and a 7.023 average on TMDb. The film is part of The Parent Trap Collection.
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7.0Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.
Cast
- Hayley Mills as Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick
- Maureen O'Hara as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
- Brian Keith as Mitch Evers
- Charles Ruggles as Charles McKendrick
- Cathleen Nesbitt as Louise McKendrick
- Una Merkel as Verbena
Themes
- summer camp
- deception
- twins
- twins separated at birth
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Lottie and Lisa
- Main subject
- summer camp program
- Director
- David Swift
- Screenwriter
- David Swift
- Cast member
- Linda Watkins
- Composer
- Sherman Brothers
- Producer
- Walt Disney
- Production company
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Lucien Ballard
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 104626
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- movies.disney.com/the-parent-trap-1961
Show 13 more facts
- publication date
- 1961-06-12
- title
- The Parent Trap
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- after a work by
- Erich Kästner
- distributed by
- Disney+
- box office
- 25150385
- film editor
- Philip W. Anderson
- art director
- Robert Clatworthy
- film crew member
- Franklyn Marks
- production code
- 2136
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 90%
- form of creative work
- feature film
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