The Parent Trap

"Caught in a merry marital mix-up!"

Jun 21 1961 G 2h 9m
Comedy, Family, Romance

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.

Plot

Hayley Mills plays twins who, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer camp. Products of single parent households, they switch places so as to meet the parent they never knew, and then contrive to reunite them.

Written by

David Swift, Erich Kästner

Directed by

David Swift

Cast

Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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Scores
# of Votes
25,063
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA