Overview:
Two 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.| Status: | Released (1961-05-13) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 8 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $25,150,385 |
| Screen: | David Swift, Erich Kästner |
| Productions: | Walt Disney Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 36819: Hayley Mills - Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick
- 70035: Maureen O'Hara - Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
- 32791: Brian Keith - Mitch Evers
- 2436: Charles Ruggles - Charles McKendrick
- 46098: Cathleen Nesbitt - Louise McKendrick
- 13963: Una Merkel - Verbena
- 14506: Joanna Barnes - Vicky Robinson
Crews
- 29715: David Swift - Director - Directing
- 1339264: George Golitzen - Producer - Production
- 1871622: Susan Henning - Acting Double - Crew
- 29715: David Swift - Screenplay - Writing
- 11920: Erich Kästner - Novel - Writing
- 4359: Philip W. Anderson - Editor - Editing
- 3351: Lucien Ballard - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
r96sk
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I've always heard of this, and its later remake, but never got around to watching it. I have now and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Hayley Mills, just like in <em>'Pollyanna'</em>, is infectious so you can't help but like her character(s). She does a respectable job playing two parts he ....
Continue reading ->Kamurai
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Good watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend if you've seen any other Parent Trap and not this one. This holds up surprisingly well: Hayley Mills did an excellent job playing both of the girls. I questioned it once, but I honestly thought it was two different people ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Hayley Mills is pretty skilful in this spirited effort from David Swift. She plays posh sister "Sharon" and not so posh sibling "Susan" who meet at one of those summer camps that parents offload their unwanted children to during the long holidays. Needless to say, they cannot stand o ....
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