Moonfleet

"Wild and wonderful as the thrill-packed novel that inspired it !"

1955 1h 27m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 133🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 4,444

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Synopsis

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Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox. Fox is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman involved with smugglers and pirates.

“Wild and wonderful as the thrill-packed novel that inspired it !”

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Cast

Stewart Granger
Jeremy Fox
George Sanders
Lord James Ashwood
Joan Greenwood
Lady Clarista Ashwood
Viveca Lindfors
Mrs. Minton
Jon Whiteley
John Mohune
Liliane Montevecchi
Gypsy
Melville Cooper
Felix Ratsey
Sean McClory
Elzevir Block

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fritz Lang
Writers: Jan Lustig, Margaret Fitts
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fritz Lang, shot by Robert H. Planck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Miklós Rózsa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Albert Akst shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stewart Granger and George Sanders and Joan Greenwood carry the top of the cast.

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AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Wild and wonderful as the thrill-packed novel that inspired it !".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fritz Lang directs. Robert H. Planck behind the camera. Miklós Rózsa scores. Albert Akst cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
371 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Fritz Lang, shot by Robert H. Planck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Miklós Rózsa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Albert Akst shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Stewart Granger and George Sanders and Joan Greenwood carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Wild and wonderful as the thrill-packed novel that inspired it !".
9IMDB entry: tt0048387 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.