The Parent Trap (1961) (English, French, Spanish, DVD)

Classic comedy about two 13-year-old identical twins (both played by Hayley Mills), who meet for the very first time in summer camp. They soon learn that they were separated at a very early age when their parents Mitch (Brian Keith) and Margaret (Maureen O'Hara) divorced. On a lark, the twins switch places: the one living with Keith goes back home with O'Hara, and vice versa. Keith is planning to remarry the 'wrong woman', vituperative Vicky (Joanna Barnes). The twins conspire to reunite their parents, but the road to reconciliation is rough indeed.

General

Studio:	Walt Disney Pictures
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2005
Movie released:	1961
Actors:	Hayley Mills • Maureen O'Hara • Brian Keith • Charlie Ruggles • Una Merkel • Joanna Barnes • Leo G Carroll • Nancy Kulp • Ruth McDevitt • Cathleen Nesbitt
Contributors:	David Swift • Paul J. Smith
Directors:	David Swift
Dimensions:	192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Region encoding:	Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players.
Audio format:	Dolby Digital 5.1
Video format:	Widescreen 1.85:1
Languages:	English • French • Spanish
Subtitles:	English • French • Spanish • Swedish • Norwegian • Danish • Finnish
Age restriction:	A
Categories:	DVD > Classics DVD > Drama DVD > Family DVD > Feature Film DVD > Disney DVD
LSN:	XY7-5DC-8KE-6
Barcode:	5017188815352

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• Interactive Menus
• Commentary
• Making Of Documentary
• Other Documentary: 'Disney Studio Album', 'Seeing Double'

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Nostalgia trip

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 | Review by: Diana K.

I bought this DVD to treat myself to a nostalgia trip. I was 11 when this movie came out in 1961. I loved it then and it was a delight to watch it again 60 years later. How different life was in those days! I wore dresses like that, with a waist and a full skirt and a stiff petticoat underneath. How much more interestingly women dressed in those days. Hayley Mills is so funny in the dance scene, trying to act sophisticated to impress an equally awkward young boy. That was me too. I suppose the sophisticated young of today will laugh at that. This is a hugely enjoyable comedy to watch with the whole family. None of the annoying heavy moralizing that spoils children’s movies today. And Hayley Mills is a lovely actress – a big bonus to watch two of her. The ‘discovery’ scene is very moving. The extra material is interesting. Fascinating to see how they made Hayley Mills into twins by using a split screen. The illusion is perfect. Amazing what they could do in the days before computerized special effects.

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