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Father Goose
“They're sharing a South Sea island with 7 little chaperones...and the Pacific as their battleground!”
7.1 / 10• 1964• 1h 58m•NR• English
AdventureComedyRomance
Storyline
During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!
Cast & Crew
Cary Grant
Walter Christopher Eckland
Lead
Leslie Caron
Catherine Freneau
Trevor Howard
Commander Frank Houghton
Jack Good
Lieutenant Stebbings
SL
Sharyl Locke
Jenny
Pip Sparke
Anne
Verina Greenlaw
Christine
Stephanie Berrington
Elizabeth Anderson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ralph Nelson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Father Goose is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
