Peter Pan
When mischievous brothers reenact a Peter Pan tale in Edwardian London, their sister Wendy is whisked to Neverland by the real Peter, forcing her to choose between eternal childhood and confronting Captain Hook’s vengeful plot that threatens both worlds.
“It will live in your heart forever!”
Synopsis
Wendy, Michael, and John leave the safety of their nursery and follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. In Neverland, the children must confront Captain Hook and stop his efforts to eliminate Peter for good.
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A crew of 91+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Donald HallidayShot by Bob BroughtonScored by Oliver Wallace
Box Office
1953 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 22× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$87.4M
Re-release box office
- 19891,533 theaters
- $40.1M($107.0M today)
- 1983800 theaters
- $10.6M($35.3M today)
- 1982750 theaters
- $9.1M($31.3M today)
- Total re-release
- $59.9M
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Peter Pans heitere Abenteuerde
- (Flemish)De avonturen van Peter Pan
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesFeb 5, 1953
- Hong Kong SAR ChinaFeb 24, 1953
- FranceApr 15, 1953
- United KingdomApr 17, 1953
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Cast & Crew
91 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bobby Driscoll
as Peter Pan
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as Peter Pan
Kathryn Beaumont
as Wendy Darling
Hans Conried
as Captain Hook, Mr. Darling
Bill Thompson
as Mr. Smee, Pirates
Heather Angel
as Mrs. Darling
Paul Collins
as John Darling
Tommy Luske
as Michael Darling
Candy Candido
as Indian Chief
Tom Conway
as Narrator
Roland Dupree
Don Barclay
Supporting cast
18Lucille Bliss
as Mermaid
Tony Butala
as Lost Boy
Pinto Colvig
as One of Captain Hook's Yells
Carol Coombs
as Mermaid
Robert Ellis
as Lost Boy
June Foray
as Mermaid, Squaw
Benny Goodman
as Whale, Dolphin
Connie Hilton
as Mermaid
Earl Keen
as Nana
Margaret Kerry
as Mermaid
Karen Kester
as Mermaid
Leone Le Doux
as Mermaid - Live Action Reference
Queenie Leonard
as Seagull
Norma Jean Nilsson
as Mermaid
Jeffrey Silver
as Lost Boy
Stuffy Singer
as Lost Boy
Anne Whitfield
as Mermaid
John Wilder
as Lost Boy
Directors
3Writers
10Producers
1Other crew
61J M Barrie
an adaptation of the play "Peter Pan" by (as Sir James M. Barrie), copyright: Walt Disney Productions is grateful to the Hospital for Sick children, Great Ormond Street · London to which Sir James M. Barrie gave his copyright of Peter Pan. (as Sir James M. Barrie)
William J Tomkin
animation photographer (uncredited)
Bob Broughton
animation photography (uncredited)
Dick Grills
animation photography (uncredited)
F Bud Mautino
animation photography (uncredited)
Lou Debney
assistant director (uncredited)
Mike Holoboff
assistant director (uncredited)
Rusty Jones
assistant director (uncredited)
Dick Anthony
background artist
Bob Carlson
character animator
Eric Cleworth
character animator
Hal Ambro
character animator
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