The Incredible Journey

Name: The Incredible Journey
Genre: Adventure, Family
Released: 1963-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Émile Genest, John Drainie, Sandra Scott, Jan Rubeš, Tommy Tweed

"Three against the wilderness... nothing could stop them - only instinct to guide them across 200 perilous miles of Canadian wilderness!"

The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?

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r96sk@r96sk

July 17, 2020

Nothing to shout from the rooftops about, but I did just about enjoy 'The Incredible Journey'.

It's still nothing enthralling or exciting, though does at least complete Disney's live-action offerings from 1963 on a more positive note than the preceding four films. This does unfortunately have yet more questionable care of animals, but it's definitely less prevalent than in their previous animal-themed productions.

As with 'Nikki, Wild Dog of the North' and 'The Legend of Lobo', this is practically a documentary with added story. I didn't like those aforementioned films as I felt they were too boring and a tad all over the place, but this 1963 release finds a better balance between storytelling and nature.

There are more prominent roles for humans in this, with Émile Genest again portraying a role as he did in Nikki. Rex Allen narrated Lobo and does so again here. Zero special from the humans, Allen is good though.

This could easily get a rating a notch lower, though there's marginally enough there to deem it satisfactory in my books - probably thanks to the cute lead animals.

r96sk@r96sk

July 17, 2020

Nothing to shout from the rooftops about, but I did just about enjoy 'The Incredible Journey'.

This could easily get a rating a notch lower, though there's marginally enough there to deem it satisfactory in my books - probably thanks to the cute lead animals.