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The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische Robinson, "The Swiss Robinson") is a novel by the Swiss author Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies.
Swiss Family Robinson is a 1960 American adventure film starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Tommy Kirk, and Kevin Corcoran in a tale of a shipwrecked family building an island home.
Swiss Family Robinson: Directed by Ken Annakin. With John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro. A Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
Jun 4, 2024 · The Swiss Family Robinson, novel for children completed and edited by Johann Rudolf Wyss, published in German as Der schweizerische Robinson (1812–27). The original manuscript of the novel had been written by Wyss’s father, Johann David, a clergyman, for and with the aid of his four sons.
Jun 10, 2024 · The Robinson family—Father and Mother (played by John Mills and Dorothy McGuire, respectively) and their sons Fritz (James MacArthur), Ernst (Tommy Kirk), and Francis (Kevin Corcoran)—has left Switzerland and is en route to New Guinea when their ship is attacked by pirates.
Watch the classic adventure of the Robinson family stranded on a deserted island and facing pirates. Stream on Disney+ or buy on Blu-ray, DVD or digital.
Wholesome and energetic, the ingenious Swiss Family Robinson guides us through a thrilling adventure that leaves us wondering whether modern civilization is all it's cracked up to be.
