Movie Type: Family-Oriented Adventure, Animal Picture
Themes: Finding a Way Back Home
Main Cast: Emile Genest, John Drainie, Tommy Tweed, Sandra Scott, Syme Jago
Release Year: 1963
Country: US
Run Time: 80 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
Plot
Filmed in Canada as a joint project involving Walt Disney studios and Calgary Ltd., The Incredible Journey stars a cat named Tao and two dogs named Bodger and Luath. When their family goes on vacation, the animals are left in charge of family friend Emile Genest. Genest goes off to hunt for a couple of days, but fails to inform the animals of this; as a result, Tao, Bodger and Luath embark upon a 250 mile journey to be reunited with their owners. Superbly photographed and cleverly assembled, Incredible Journey strikes a happy medium between its fictional plotline and Disney's "True Life Adventure" approach to the animal scenes. The film would be remade in 1993 as Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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; Rex Allen - Narrator; Muffy - Bodger the Bull Terrier; Rink - Luath the Labrador Retriever; Syn Cat - Tao the Siamese Cat
Credit
Carroll Clark - Art Director, John Mansbridge - Art Director, Halleck H. Driscoll - Consultant/advisor, William R. Koehler - Consultant/advisor, Al Neimela - Consultant/advisor, Chuck Keehne - Costume Designer, Fletcher Markle - Director, Norman R. Palmer - Editor, Oliver Wallace - Composer (Music Score), Pat McNalley - Makeup, Kenneth Peach - Cinematographer, James Algar - Producer, Walt Disney - Producer, Emile Kuri - Set Designer, Charles Thompson - Set Designer, James Algar - Screenwriter, Sheila Burnford - Book Author
