The Parent Trap

1961 film by David Swift
Movie film Q1217234
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Summary

The Parent Trap is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,741 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: David Swift[3]
  • Screenwriter: David Swift[4]
  • Composer: Paul Smith[5], Sherman Brothers[6]
  • Genre: romantic comedy film[7], comedy of remarriage[8], children's film[9], drama film[10], musical film[11]
  • Based on: Lottie and Lisa[12]
  • Cast member: Hayley Mills[13], Maureen O'Hara[14], Brian Keith[15], Charles Ruggles[16], Una Merkel[17], Leo G. Carroll[18], Cathleen Nesbitt[19], Ruth McDevitt[20], Nancy Kulp[21], Frank De Vol[22], John Mills[23], Joanna Barnes[24], Crahan Denton[25], Linda Watkins[26]
  • Producer: Walt Disney[27]
  • Part of the series: The Parent Trap[28]
  • Production company: Walt Disney Pictures[29]
  • Director of photography: Lucien Ballard[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[32], video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 6.9/10[34], 90%[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: June 12, 1961[38]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[39], Disney+[40]
  • Narrative location: California[41]
  • Official website: http://movies.disney.com/the-parent-trap-1961[42]
  • Main subject: summer camp program[43]
  • Theme music: The Parent Trap[44]
  • Film editor: Philip W. Anderson[45]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[46], Academy Award for Best Sound[47]
  • Title: The Parent Trap[48]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[49]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

The Parent Trap's after a work by is recorded as Erich Kästner[50].

Why It Matters

The Parent Trap has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ga', 'he', 'hy', 'it', 'ja',
    Ampas collections film id → W070446
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 55277
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 11858
    Filmová databáze film id → 21400
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Emile Kuri, Hal Gausman
    Publication date → +1961-06-12T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → David Swift
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+124'}
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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