Where to watch The Parent Trap(1961)

Name: The Parent Trap
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Released: 1961-05-13
Duration: 129 min
Cast: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles, Cathleen Nesbitt

Movie · 1961 · 2h 9m · Comedy, Family, Romance

In the United States, The Parent Trap is available to stream on Disney+. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.

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The Parent Trap plot summary

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.

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Release date: May 13, 1961
Runtime: 2h 9m
Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance
Directed by: David Swift
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 7.0 / 10 · 445 votes

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Cast

Hayley MillsSusan Evers / Sharon McKendrick
Maureen O'HaraMargaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
Brian KeithMitch Evers
Charles RugglesCharles McKendrick
Cathleen NesbittLouise McKendrick
Una MerkelVerbena
Joanna BarnesVicky Robinson
Linda WatkinsEdna Robinson
Crahan DentonHecky
Leo G. CarrollRev. Dr. Mosby

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In the United States, The Parent Trap is available to stream on Disney+. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.