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Swiss Family Robinson

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5.7(32)19401h 33m1

A family setting out for a new life across the sea is shipwrecked on a deserted island. The family members collaborate to create a home for themselves in the jungle environment.

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Released
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Language
English
  • island
  • based on novel or book
  • shipwreck
  • 18th century
  • curious
  • swiss family robinson

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United States of America

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Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical8 Feb 1940
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU14 Mar 1940

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Swiss Family Robinson was released on 8 February 1940.

Audience reviews

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    r96sk

    6/26/2020

    7/10

    I thought I'd give this a watch before watching the Disney remake, given they are both on the latter's streaming service. I like 1940's <em>'Swiss Family Robinson'</em>, though there are many ways it could be improved upon which is what I hope the 1960 production does. This one, made by RKO Pictures, is enjoyable. The action sequences look decent enough, the acting is solid while the premise is very intriguing. I …

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    CinemaSerf

    3/27/2022

    6/10

    Based on Johann Wyss' tale and relying heavily on a wonderful soundtrack, this is a much more faithful adaptation of the story of a well-to-do Swiss clockmaker and his family who decide to escape a Europe beset by the Napoleonic wars and start anew in New Guinea. En route they are shipwrecked by a storm and have to make do on a desert island. They cannibalise what's left of their ship and start to make a new home wit…

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