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Father Goose

1964 · 118 min

A breezy, sun-drenched wartime romp where bickering turns to affection amid playful chaos and gentle peril.

Tagline
They're sharing a South Sea island with 7 little chaperones...and the Pacific as their battleground!
Overview
During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!

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  • Channel 4 Plus
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • love
  • survival
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, romance
Directed by
Ralph Nelson
Written by
Peter Stone, Frank Tarloff
Starring
Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good, Sharyl Locke, Pip Sparke, Verina Greenlaw, Stephanie Berrington
Music
Cy Coleman
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English, Italian, Japanese

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