From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

• Director: Fielder Cook
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Fantasy
• Movie Type: Childhood Drama, Family Drama
• Themes: Runaways, Sibling Relationships, Mischievous Children
• Main Cast: Mike Hammett, Robert Packer
• Release Year: 1973
• Country: US
• Run Time: 105 minutes

Plot

In this children's movies, a young brother and sister escape from the boredom of their suburban neighborhood and high-tail it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. There they wind up hiding within the maze of hallways until the girl finds a beautiful white statue. She is captivated by it and becomes obsessed with trying to discover if it is really a Michaelangelo. This leads her and her brother to the mansion of a 70-year old recluse with whom the girl becomes friends. They begin sharing their secrets and talking about art. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ingrid Bergman - Mrs. Frankweiler; Brucie Conover - Kevin; Johnny Doran - Jamie; Georgann Johnson - Mrs. Kincaid; Madeline Kahn - Schoolteacher; Richard Mulligan - Mr. Kincaid; Sally Prager - Claudia; George Rose - Saxonburg; Linda Selman - Museum Secretary; Donald Symington - Museum Director; Peter Turgeon - Counterman; Mike Hammett - Brucie; Robert Packer - 2nd Guard

Credit

Philip Rosenberg - Art Director, Peter R. Scoppa - First Assistant Director, Fielder Cook - Director, Eric Albertson - Editor, Donald Devor - Composer (Music Score), Victor J. Kemper - Cinematographer, Charles G. Mortimer, Jr. - Producer, Edward Stewart - Set Designer, Blanche Hanalis - Screenwriter, M.E. Kerr - Book Author, E.L. Konigsburg - Book Author

Similar Movies

Adventures in Babysitting; Bridge to Terabithia; Home Alone 2: Lost in New York; John and Julie; Escape to Grizzly Mountain

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from the mixed up files of mrs basil e frankweiler