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Monkeys, Go Home!
Monkeys, Go Home! poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Produced by Walt Disney
Screenplay by Maurice Tombragel
Starring Maurice Chevalier
Yvette Mimieux
Dean Jones
Music by Robert F. Brunner
Cinematography William E. Snyder
Editing by Marsh Hendry
Studio Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by Buena Vista Distribution
Release date(s) February 8, 1967 (1967-02-08) (San Francisco)
Running time 101 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Money made $3,000,000 (US/ Canada)

Monkeys, Go Home! is a 1967 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The movie stars Maurice Chevalier and Yvette Mimieux.

Released on February 8, 1967, this was the first feature-length film released by Walt Disney Productions since the founder's death nearly two months earlier.

Plot

Hank Dussard (Jones), the new owner of an olive grove, who brings in chimp labor, upsetting the other workers. Hank eventually gains the town's confidence with the kind aid of Father Sylvain and his neighbor Maria Riserau.

Cast

  • Maurice Chevalier as Father Sylvain
  • Dean Jones as Hank Dussard
  • Yvette Mimieux as Maria Riserau
  • Bernard Woringer as Marcel Cartucci
  • Clément Harari as Emile Paurilis
  • Yvonne Constant as Yolande Angelli
  • Marcel Hillaire as Mayor Gaston Lou
  • Jules Munshin as Monsieur Piastillio
  • Alan Carney as Grocer
  • Maurice Marsac as Fontanino
  • Darleen Carr as Sidoni Riserau
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