Movie Description
The Moonraker
(1958)Overview
After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish, who as the Moonraker has already spirited away many Royalists. Dawlish travels to the Windwhistle Inn on the south coast to prepare the escape, where he meets Anne Wyndham, the fiancée of a top Roundhead colonel.
Featured Crew
- Director : David MacDonald
- Producer : Hamilton G. Inglis
- Editor : Richard Best
- Cast : George Baker,Sylvia Syms,Marius Goring,Peter Arne,Clive Morton,Gary Raymond,Richard Leech,Iris Russell,Michael Anderson Jr.,Paul Whitsun-Jones,John Le Mesurier,Patrick Troughton,Julian Somers,Sylvia Bidmead,Patrick Waddington,Fanny Rowe,George Woodbridge,Leslie Linder,Jennifer Browne
Cast
Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker
Anne Wyndham
Colonel John Beaumont
Major Gregg/Edmund Tyler
Lord Harcourt
Charles Stuart
Henry Strangeways
Judith Strangeways
Martin Strangeways
Parfitt
Cromwell
Captain Wilcox
Captain Foster
Meg
Lord Dorset
Lady Dorset
Captain Lowry
Trooper Bell
Henrietta Dorset
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Facts
Original TitleThe Moonraker
Status Released
Release Information
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1958-08-02
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 22m
Production CompaniesAssociated British Picture Corporation
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- War
