Peter Pan (1953) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Peter Pan

Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, 1953

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Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie, 1906

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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RATING

7.3

/ 10

Movie Poster: Peter Pan (Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, 1953)

8

/ 10

Book Cover: Peter and Wendy (J.M. Barrie, 1906)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Peter and Wendy, the 1906 book by J.M. Barrie.

Peter and Wendy

Read by: Samantha Novak

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

Poster of Peter Pan, the 1953 movie by Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred Jackson

Year

1953

Minutes

77

Movie Rate

7.30

Source: IMDb

Movie

Peter Pan

Country: USA

Year: 1953

Length: 1h17m

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Cover of Peter and Wendy, the 1906 book by J.M. Barrie

Year

1906

Pages

234

Book Rate

8.06

S: Goodreads

Book

Peter and Wendy

Country: UK

First published in: 1906

Length: 234 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

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Peter Pan (1924)
Movie by Herbert Brenon
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Hook (1991)
Movie by Steven Spielberg
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Peter Pan 2: Return to Never Land (2002)
Movie by Robin Budd, Donovan Cook
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Peter Pan (2003)
Movie by P.J. Hogan
TV Mini-Series poster
Neverland (2011)
TV Mini-Series by Nick Willing
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Pan (2015)
Movie by Joe Wright
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Peter and Wendy (2015)
Movie by Diarmuid Lawrence
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Come Away (2020)
Movie by Brenda Chapman
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Wendy (2020)
Movie by Benh Zeitlin
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Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
Movie by David Lowery

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Which is better?

Poster of Peter Pan, the 1953 movie by Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred Jackson

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Peter Pan, the 1953 movie by Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred Jackson

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20% No

8 votes

2 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Peter and Wendy, the 1906 book by J.M. Barrie

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33% No

8 votes

4 votes

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