Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In Search of the Castaways (French: Les Enfants du capitaine Grant, lit. 'The Children of Captain Grant') is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne , published in 1867–68. The original edition, published by Hetzel , contains illustrations by Édouard Riou .
In Search of the Castaways was a commercial success. Upon its initial release, it earned $4.9 million in North American theatrical rentals. [12] It was one of the 12 most popular movies at the British box office in 1963. [13]
It is an adaptation of the 1868 novel In Search of the Castaways by Jules Verne. The film was popular on its release, and was followed in 1941 by another Verne adaptation Mysterious Island. [1] In the 1860s, two Scottish children go on a global search for their missing father, the sailor Captain Grant.
The film consists of two subplots. The first tells about the life of the writer Jules Verne and the history of creation and publication of the novel In Search of the Castaways. The second actually narrates the novel. Lord and Lady Glenarvan found in the sea a bottle with a letter from Captain Grant, whose ship was wrecked.
Jacques Eliacin François Marie Paganel is one of the main characters in Jules Verne's 1867-68 novel In Search of the Castaways (original title Les Enfants du capitaine Grant). Paganel represents the absent-minded professor stock character. [citation needed] Verne gives a memorable characterisation of his hero:
Lord Glenarvan owns a yacht called the Duncan, which he uses to help find Captain Grant of the Britannia, who is being sought by his children Robert and Mary.After many travels and misfortunes he and his crew eventually finds the captain in the conclusion of In Search of the Castaways.
Tom Ayrton is a fictional character who appears in two novels by French author Jules Verne.He is first introduced as a major character in the novel In Search of the Castaways (1867–1868).
The series aired on subscription channel Paramount+ in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2023, with all episodes made available immediately. [5] [6] It was broadcast in the UK on free-to-air terrestrial television Channel 5 nightly between 26 and 30 January 2025, and made available to stream on My5 for one month afterwards.