
Peter Pan is a movie directed by Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred Jackson in 1953 and based on the book Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie, first published in 1906. The movie features Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, and others.
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Storyline
In London, England, circa 1900, George and Mary Darling’s preparations to attend a party are disrupted by the antics of their boys, John and Michael, acting out a story about Peter Pan and the pirates that was told to them by their older sister, Wendy. That night, Wendy and the boys are visited in the nursery by Peter Pan himself.
Movie vs Book

Year
1953
Minutes
77
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Peter Pan
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
Country: USA
Year: 1953
Length: 1h17m
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Year
1906
Pages
234
Book Rate
8.06
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Book
Peter and Wendy
Author: J.M. Barrie
Country: UK
First published in: 1906
Length: 234 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Herbert Brenon
Movie by Steven Spielberg
Movie by Robin Budd, Donovan Cook
Movie by P.J. Hogan
TV Mini-Series by Nick Willing
Movie by Joe Wright
Movie by Diarmuid Lawrence
Movie by Brenda Chapman
Movie by Benh Zeitlin
Movie by David Lowery
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