The Incredible Journey

11/20/19631h 20m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Three against the wilderness... nothing could stop them - only instinct to guide them across 200 perilous miles of Canadian wilderness! ~

Overview:

The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?

Director:

Fletcher Markle

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

cat
bear
dog
pets

Cast

Émile Genest

~ as ~

John Longridge

John Drainie

~ as ~

Professor Jim Hunter

Sandra Scott

~ as ~

Mrs. Hunter

Jan Rubeš

~ as ~

Carl Nurmi

Tommy Tweed

~ as ~

The Hermit

Syme Jago

~ as ~

Helvi Numi

Marion Finlayson

~ as ~

Elizabeth Hunter

Ronald Cohoon

~ as ~

Peter Hunter

Robert Christie

~ as ~

James MacKenzie

Beth Lockerbie

~ as ~

Nell MacKenzie

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
Nothing to shout from the rooftops about, but I did just about enjoy 'The Incredible Journey'.

It's still nothing enthralling or exciting, though does at least complete Disney's live-action offerings from 1963 on a more positive note than the preceding four films. This does unfortunately have yet more questionable care of animals, but it's definitely less prevalent than in their previous animal-themed productions.

As with 'Nikki, Wild Dog of the North' and 'The Legend of Lobo', this is practically a documentary with added story. I didn't like those aforementioned films as I felt they were too boring and a tad all over the place, but this 1963 release finds a better balance between storytelling and nature.

There are more prominent roles for humans in this, with Émile Genest again portraying a role as he did in Nikki. Rex Allen narrated Lobo and does so again here. Zero special from the humans, Allen is good though.

This could easily get a rating a notch lower, though there's marginally enough there to deem it satisfactory in my books - probably thanks to the cute lead animals.