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The Parent Trap
“Caught in a merry marital mix-up!”
7.0 / 10• 1961• 2h 9m•G• English
ComedyFamilyRomance
Storyline
Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.
Cast & Crew
Hayley Mills
Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick
Lead
Maureen O'Hara
Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
Brian Keith
Mitch Evers
Charles Ruggles
Charles McKendrick
Cathleen Nesbitt
Louise McKendrick
Una Merkel
Verbena
Joanna Barnes
Vicky Robinson
Linda Watkins
Edna Robinson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Swift's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Parent Trap is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
