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Cinematic background from The Parent Trap 1961 - Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.

The Parent Trap

1961

Comedy, Family, Romance

Directors:

Writers:

David Swift, Erich Kästner

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Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A person holding a picture of a woman in a frame; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – Two young children hugging each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man and a young boy sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman with a curlers in her hair is looking at two other women; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman sitting at a table with an orange in front of her; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man in a cowboy hat sitting in a horse drawn carriage; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man standing in a hallway holding on to a door handle; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A couple of people that are sitting in a room together; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman and a child hugging each other in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – Two young boys smiling for the camera in front of trees; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman standing next to a child in a doorway; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman and a boy are sitting in a living room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A person wearing a blue dress; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – Two young women sitting next to each other in front of an iron gate; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – An older man and woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table clapping; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman in a white dress standing on some stairs; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man sitting on top of a wooden bench; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A group of cars parked on the side of the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man and a woman standing in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of her; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman and a boy standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman in a gray coat standing in front of a lake; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman sitting on a blanket next to a young boy; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman in a gray coat standing in a park; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman in a green dress holding a black suitcase next to a yellow car; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A person wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A person with short hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman in a blue dress and pearls in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A young girl standing in a park near a tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A couple of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman and a boy are sitting in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – An older man and a woman in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – An older woman sitting next to a younger woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – People are standing on the balcony of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A group of women walking down a dirt road carrying suitcases; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man and a young boy standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman and a young boy talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A group of people sitting in front of a teepee; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman looking in the mirror while putting on a pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – Two young girls sitting on a couch in a room; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman in a blue dress standing in front of a staircase; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – Two women are sitting at a table in front of a mirror; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A young boy sitting on the floor talking on a phone; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A person holding up a telegram on top of a chess board; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A group of people standing around in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man sitting at a dinner table with a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – An older man and woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man and a woman driving a car in the road; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A woman with a backpack standing next to a tree in the woods; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – An older man and a young boy in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A young woman smiling for the camera while wearing a yellow sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – Two women are sitting at a table in a kitchen; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A truck driving down a road next to trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – Two women standing next to each other under a tree; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man and a boy in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – An older woman standing next to an older man; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A car driving down a street next to a row of buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A young girl in a room with a bird cage; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A group of people sitting at tables eating food; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – An old photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A young boy holding a guitar while a young girl looks on; Medium shot, Low angle

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Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man holding a guitar while standing next to a woman; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man and a woman sitting in the grass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – An older man standing in front of two women sitting on a bench in a garden; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Parent Trap” (1961), directed by David Swift – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle