The Incredible Journey
Brief Synopsis
Lost on vacation, two dogs and a cat try to find their way home.
Cast & Crew
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Fletcher Markle
Director
Muffey
Bodger
Syn Cat
Tao
Rink
Luath
Rex Allen
Narrator
Emile Genest
John Longridge
Film Details
Genre
Adventure
Release Date
Jan
1963
Premiere Information
New York opening: 20 Nov 1963
Production Company
Cangary, Ltd.; Walt Disney Productions
Distribution Company
Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford (Boston, 1961).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 20m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.75 : 1
Synopsis
When the Hunter family depart from their Canadian town for a summer in England, they leave their pets--Bodger (an elderly bull terrier), Luath (a yellow Labrador retriever), and Tao (a Siamese cat)--with their friend John Longridge, who lives in Ontario 250 miles away. Toward the end of the summer, John goes off on a hunting trip, and the three homesick animals set out to find their way back to the Hunter house. During their journey across some of Canada's wildest terrain, the three participate in numerous adventures. There are an encounter with a lynx, a battle with a vicious farm dog, and a scuffle with a bear. Tao, a natural hunter, brings Bodger food after he collapses from weakness. The dogs become separated from Tao when he falls into a river and nearly drowns, but they are reunited after the cat has been rescued and nursed back to health by a little Finnish girl. Luath has a painful encounter with a porcupine, but his wounds are treated by a kindly farmer. Along the way an old hermit entertains the trio as his guests. Upon returning from England, the Hunters are informed of the disappearance of their pets. A short time later a somewhat unhappy birthday party in the Hunter garden is turned into a homecoming celebration as the three pets emerge from the woods behind the house and rush to join the family for a happy reunion.
Director
Fletcher Markle
Director
Cast
Muffey
Bodger
Syn Cat
Tao
Rink
Luath
Rex Allen
Narrator
Emile Genest
John Longridge
John Drainie
Prof. Jim Hunter
Tommy Tweed
The Hermit
Sandra Scott
Mrs. Hunter
Syme Jago
Helvi Nurmi
Marion Finlayson
Elizabeth Hunter
Ronald Cohoon
Peter Hunter
Robert Christie
James MacKenzie
Beth Lockerbie
Nell MacKenzie
Jan Rubes
Carl Nurmi
Irena Mayeska
Mrs. Nurmi
Beth Amos
Mrs. Oakes
Eric Clavering
Bert Oakes
Crew
James Algar
Co-producer
James Algar
Screenwriter
Lloyd Beebe
Photographer for Cangary, Ltd.
Carroll Clark
Art Director
Robert O. Cook
Sound
Jack Couffer
Field prod for Cangary, Ltd.
Jack Couffer
Photographer for Cangary, Ltd.
Walt Disney
Company
Walt Disney
Presented By
Halleck H. Driscoll
Animal Supervisor
Chuck Keehne
Costumes
Evelyn Kennedy
Music Editor
William R. Koehler
Animal Supervisor
Emile Kuri
Set Decoration
John B. Mansbridge
Art Director
Mickey Mccardle
Assistant Director
Pat Mcnalley
Makeup
Al Niemela
Animal Supervisor
William O'sullivan
Unit Manager
Norman R. Palmer
Film Editor
Kenneth Peach
Director of Photography
Walter Sheets
Orchestration
Charles Thompson
Set Decoration
Erwin L. Verity
Production Manager
Oliver Wallace
Music
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Film Details
Genre
Adventure
Release Date
Jan
1963
Premiere Information
New York opening: 20 Nov 1963
Production Company
Cangary, Ltd.; Walt Disney Productions
Distribution Company
Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford (Boston, 1961).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 20m
Sound
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.75 : 1
Articles
The Incredible Journey
Lost on vacation, two dogs and a cat try to find their way home.
The Incredible Journey
Lost on vacation, two dogs and a cat try to find their way home.
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Filmed on location in Canada.
