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Swiss Family Robinson 1940 Directed by Edward Ludwig

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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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Adventure
Production Company RKO Radio Pictures
Release Date 8 February 1940
93 mins
Cast
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell William Robinson
Edna Best
Edna Best Elizabeth Robinson
Freddie Bartholomew
Freddie Bartholomew Jack Robinson
Terry Kilburn
Terry Kilburn Ernest Robinson
Tim Holt
Tim Holt Fritz Robinson
Bobbie Quillan
Bobbie Quillan Francis Robinson
Christian Rub
Christian Rub Thoren
John Wray
John Wray Ramsey
Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson Captain
Jack Stoney
Jack Stoney Seaman
Orson Welles
Orson Welles Opening Narrator
Crew
Director
Edward Ludwig
Edward Ludwig
Writers
Gene Towne
Gene Towne
C. Graham Baker
C. Graham Baker
Walter Ferris
Walter Ferris
Producers
Gene Towne
Gene Towne
C. Graham Baker
C. Graham Baker
Cinematography
Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca
Composer
Anthony Collins
Anthony Collins
Editor
George Crone
George Crone
Original Writer
Johann David Wyss
Johann David Wyss
Costume Design
Edward Stevenson
Edward Stevenson