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The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

Caught in a merry marital mix-up!

19617.02h 9m

Overview

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.

Directed by David Swift
Written by Erich Kästner, David Swift
Produced by George Golitzen, Walt Disney
Box Office0Revenue: $29.7M

Top Cast

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Mitch Evers

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Charles McKendrick

Cathleen Nesbitt

Cathleen Nesbitt

Louise McKendrick

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Verbena

Joanna Barnes

Joanna Barnes

Vicky Robinson

Linda Watkins

Linda Watkins

Edna Robinson

Crahan Denton

Crahan Denton

Hecky

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Rev. Dr. Mosby

Themes & Keywords

summer campdeceptiontwinstwins separated at birth

About The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap is a comedy, family, romance film released in 1961 exploring themes of summer camp, deception, twins, twins separated at birth. Directed by David Swift, it stars Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith. 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.

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