John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur

A family in route to New Guinea is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. They are forced to remain on the island because of the damage to the ship and the pirates that are roaming the islands. Th...( read more  read more... )ey create a home on the island (centering around a huge treehouse) and explore the island and it's wildlife. Plenty of adventure ensues as the family deals with issues of survival, pirates, and the brothers must learn how to live on the island with an uncertain future.

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G, 2 hrs. 6 min.

Directed by: Ken Annakin

Release Date: December 21, 1960

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DVD Release Date: May 7, 2002

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  • September 5, 2008
    yes i know it's corny but i still want to live in a treehouse!
  • February 24, 2008
    a disney animal farm with a girl in it disguised as a man... who looked better in her boy clothes than the dress. john mills was in it... so you may be thinking that's a pro... but it's the only thing positive about it. there's some really dumb pirates about... i guess janet munr...( read more)o was a bit pretty in a tomboy way. meh... and i guess seeing random animals running around that add nothing to the plot was a bit amusing
  • February 10, 2008
    I loved this as a kid
  • November 28, 2007
    one of my all time favorite family classics. i must have watched this film no less than 20 times when i was a kid. ultimatley it is rediculously over the top, but its fun and adventurous like few other films. great flick.
  • October 11, 2007
    Classic. Total classic. Every kids dream
  • November 13, 2009
    A good interpretation of the classic novel
  • October 6, 2009
    this was a great movie
  • September 5, 2009
    A new world of excitement: a man, his wife, and their sons--bonded by courage and strengthened by love--turn a wild tropic jungle into an exotic island paradise!
  • August 24, 2009
    It's classical movie ever told and good movie for kids of ages
  • June 11, 2009
    A # 1 movie of all time. If you have not seen it, check it out, it is timeless.

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