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The Moonraker (1958)

Genre : Action, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : David MacDonald
Writer : Robert Hall, Alistair Bell, Wilfred Eades

Synopsis

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.

Actors

George Baker
George Baker
Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
Anne Wyndham
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
Colonel John Beaumont
Peter Arne
Peter Arne
Major Gregg/Edmund Tyler
Clive Morton
Clive Morton
Lord Harcourt
Gary Raymond
Gary Raymond
Charles Stuart
Richard Leech
Richard Leech
Henry Strangeways
Iris Russell
Iris Russell
Judith Strangeways
Michael Anderson Jr.
Michael Anderson Jr.
Martin Strangeways
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Parfitt
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
Cromwell
Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
Captain Wilcox
Julian Somers
Julian Somers
Captain Foster
Sylvia Bidmead
Sylvia Bidmead
Meg

Crews

David MacDonald
David MacDonald
Director
Mutz Greenbaum
Mutz Greenbaum
Director of Photography
Hamilton G. Inglis
Hamilton G. Inglis
Producer
Richard Best
Richard Best
Editor
Robert Hall
Robert Hall
Screenplay
Alistair Bell
Alistair Bell
Screenplay
Wilfred Eades
Wilfred Eades
Screenplay
Arthur Watkin
Arthur Watkin
Theatre Play
Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson
Original Music Composer
G. B. Walker
G. B. Walker
Casting
Robert Jones
Robert Jones
Art Direction
Eric Aylott
Eric Aylott
Makeup Artist
R. E. Dearing
R. E. Dearing
Production Manager
Arthur Bradburn
Arthur Bradburn
Sound Recordist
A. W. Lumkin
A. W. Lumkin
Sound Recordist
Len Shilton
Len Shilton
Sound Recordist
Eric Besche
Eric Besche
Camera Operator
Eileen Sullivan
Eileen Sullivan
Wardrobe Master
Cynthia Tingey
Cynthia Tingey
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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