---
title: 'Swiss Family Robinson (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Ludwig'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/swiss-family-robinson-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033124/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Swiss Family Robinson (1940)

1940 · 93 min · Drama, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Swiss Family Robinson is a 1940 American film released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Edward Ludwig. It is based on the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss and is the first feature-length film version of the story.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ludwig)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Graham Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-graham-baker)
- **Producer:** [Charles Graham Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-graham-baker), [Gene Towne](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-towne)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Anthony Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-collins)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)

## Cast

- [Thomas Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mitchell)
- [Terry Kilburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-kilburn)
- [Edna Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/edna-best)
- [Tim Holt](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-holt)
- [Freddie Bartholomew](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-bartholomew)

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