Directing
Robert Stevenson
Born March 31, 1905 · Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died April 30, 1986 · aged 81
Robert Stevenson (31 March 1905, Buxton, Derbyshire – 30 April 1986) was an English film writer and director. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society. He moved to California in the 1940s and ended up directing 19 films for The Walt Disney Company in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, Stevenson is best remembered for d…
Known For
Mary Poppins · 1964Mary Poppins
★ 7.51964
MovieComedyFamily
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Old Yeller · 1957Old Yeller
★ 6.91957
MovieAdventureDrama
Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.
That Darn Cat! · 1965That Darn Cat!
★ 6.61965
MovieFamilyCrime
A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wristwatch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than she imagined.
Darby O'Gill and the Little People · 1959Darby O'Gill and the Little People
★ 6.71959
MovieAdventureFamily
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
Herbie Rides Again · 1974Herbie Rides Again
★ 6.21974
MovieRomanceComedy
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
The Love Bug · 1968The Love Bug
★ 6.61968
MovieComedyFamily
Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.
In Search of the Castaways · 1962In Search of the Castaways
★ 6.51962
MovieAdventureFamily
Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the children's shipwrecked sea captain father. This Disney film was based upon Jules Verne's 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant's Children.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks · 1971Bedknobs and Broomsticks
★ 7.01971
MovieFamilyAnimation
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
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