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The Parent Trap (1961)

Film · 1961 · 129 min · G · Comedy · Family · Romance

Caught in a merry marital mix-up!

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

Starring Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles, Cathleen Nesbitt, Una Merkel, Joanna Barnes, Linda Watkins

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In cinemas21 June 1961
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First release anywhere13 May 1961

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