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Swiss Family Robinson is a 1960 American feature film starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, and Sessue Hayakawa in a tale of a shipwrecked family building an island home.[1][2] The screenplay by Lowell S. Hawley was loosely based upon the 1812 novel Der Schweizerische Robinson (literally, The Swiss Robinson) by Johann David Wyss. The film was directed by Ken Annakin, shot in Tobago. It was the second feature film version of the story (the first film version was released by RKO in 1940) and was a commercial success.

Swiss Family Robinson was released on December 10, 1960. The film received generally positive reviews by critics and gained large revenue at the box office. All together, the film grossed roughly $40,000,000,[3] making it the highest grossing film of 1960 and beating other hits of that year at the box office such as Psycho, Spartacus, and Exodus.[4] Adjusted for ticket price inflation, the box office revenue is $427,773,600, making it one of the biggest hits of all time. The film currently holds an 82% approval rating at the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.[5]

On December 12, 2004, Variety announced that a remake of Swiss Family Robinson was in development at Walt Disney Studios with Mandeville Films co-producing the film.[7] In June 2005, Variety confirmed that director Jonathan Mostow would helm the director's chair for the film.[8] It was to be produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman.[8] Production on the film never began and the film was believed to be shelved until in early 2009 when it was announced by /Film that the remake was still in the works. By this time, the film was renamed The Robinsons and designed to star Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and all three of the Smith kids - Trey, Jaden and Willow. [9] As of 2011 there have been no official announcements, casting or setting of production dates.

Audio commentary with Ken Annakin, Tommy Kirk, James MacArthur, and Kevin Corcoran; Original theatrical animated short, Sea Salts ; Adventure in the Making ; Conversations with James MacArthur; Pirates! ; Swiss Family Treehouse ; Production archives; 1960 Disney studio album; Spanish-language track; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; THX-certified, THX Optimizer; Widescreen (2.35:1) original aspect ratio enhanced for 16x9 televisions