Italy / Aug 02, 1958
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Iris Russell | Judith Strangeways |
| Michael Anderson Jr. | Martin Strangeways |
| Paul Whitsun-Jones | Parfitt |
| John Le Mesurier | Cromwell |
| Patrick Troughton | Captain Wilcox |
| Julian Somers | Captain Foster |
| Sylvia Bidmead | Meg |
| Patrick Waddington | Lord Dorset |
| Fanny Rowe | Lady Dorset |
| George Woodbridge | Captain Lowry |
| Leslie Linder | Trooper Bell |
| Jennifer Browne | Henrietta Dorset |
Genres
ActionAdventureDramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Moonraker |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Associated British Picture Corporation |
| Release date | 2 agosto 1958 |
| Production | Hamilton G. Inglis |
| Writer | Robert Hall, Wilfred Eades, Alistair Bell, Arthur Watkyn |
| Casting | G. B. Walker |
| Editing | Richard Best |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum, Eric Besche |
| Assistant directors | David MacDonald |
| Camera operators | Eric Besche, Mutz Greenbaum |
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| Additional photography | Mutz Greenbaum, Eric Besche |
| Production design | Robert Jones |
| Art direction | Robert Jones |
| Set decoration | Robert Jones |
| Music | Laurie Johnson, A. W. Lumkin, Arthur Bradburn, Len Shilton |
| Sound | A. W. Lumkin, Arthur Bradburn, Laurie Johnson, Len Shilton |
| Costume design | Cynthia Tingey, Eric Aylott, Eileen Sullivan |
| Makeup | Eric Aylott, Cynthia Tingey, Eileen Sullivan |
| Hairstyling | Eric Aylott, Cynthia Tingey, Eileen Sullivan |
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