The Swiss Family Robinson (disambiguation)

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The Swiss Family Robinson is an 1812 novel by Johann David Wyss.

<i>The Swiss Family Robinson</i> book by Johann David Wyss

The Swiss Family Robinson is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia.

The Swiss Family Robinson or Swiss Family Robinson may also refer to:

Film adaptations

<i>Swiss Family Robinson</i> (1940 film) 1940 film by Edward Ludwig

Swiss Family Robinson is a 1940 American film released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Edward Ludwig. It is based on the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss and is the first feature-length film version of the story.

<i>Swiss Family Robinson</i> (1960 film) 1960 film by Ken Annakin

Swiss Family Robinson is a 1960 American adventure film starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran in a tale of a shipwrecked family building an island home, loosely based on the 1812 novel Der Schweizerische Robinson by Johann David Wyss. The film was directed by Ken Annakin and shot in Tobago and Pinewood Studios outside London. It was the second feature film version of the story and was a commercial success.

The New Swiss Family Robinson is a 1998 American adventure film directed by Stewart Raffill. The film is based on The Swiss Family Robinson and stars Jane Seymour, David Carradine, James Keach, John Mallory Asher, Blake Bashoff, and Jamie Renée Smith.

TV series

Swiss Family Robinson is a 1974–1975 Canadian television drama series, based on Johann David Wyss' novel The Swiss Family Robinson.

The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson is a 1998 family adventure series that originally aired on the PAX network. Based on the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson, it follows the adventures of nine survivors of a shipwreck as they attempt to adapt to life on a deserted island. It lasted for one season.

The Swiss Family Robinson is an American action and adventure series that was broadcast during the 1975–76 TV season. The two-hour pilot for the series was first shown on April 15, 1975. Based upon the novel The Swiss Family Robinson, the pilot and its 20 subsequent episodes of the series were produced by Irwin Allen, who had earlier produced a futuristic adaptation of the same novel in the TV series Lost in Space.

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