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Moonfleet (1955)

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

Genre : Adventure, Drama, History, Action

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Fritz Lang
Writer : Jan Lustig, Margaret Fitts

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger
Jeremy Fox
George Sanders
George Sanders
Lord James Ashwood
Joan Greenwood
Joan Greenwood
Lady Clarista Ashwood
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
Mrs. Minton
Jon Whiteley
Jon Whiteley
John Mohune
Liliane Montevecchi
Liliane Montevecchi
Gypsy
Melville Cooper
Melville Cooper
Felix Ratsey
Sean McClory
Sean McClory
Elzevir Block
Alan Napier
Alan Napier
Parson Glennie
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
Magistrate Maskew
Donna Corcoran
Donna Corcoran
Grace
Jack Elam
Jack Elam
Damen
Dan Seymour
Dan Seymour
Hull
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Tewkesbury
Lester Matthews
Lester Matthews
Major Hennishaw
Skelton Knaggs
Skelton Knaggs
Jacob
Richard Hale
Richard Hale
Starkill
Ashley Cowan
Ashley Cowan
Tomson
Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson
Coachman
Booth Colman
Booth Colman
Capt. Stanhope
John Alderson
John Alderson
Nathanial Greening
Dorinda Clifton
Dorinda Clifton
Blindfold Woman (uncredited)

Crews

Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Director
J. Meade Falkner
J. Meade Falkner
Novel
Jan Lustig
Jan Lustig
Screenplay
Margaret Fitts
Margaret Fitts
Screenplay
John Houseman
John Houseman
Producer
Robert H. Planck
Robert H. Planck
Director of Photography
Albert Akst
Albert Akst
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Hans Peters
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Richard Pefferle
Richard Pefferle
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Walter Plunkett
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Donald Flick
Donald Flick
Sound Designer
Ed Haight
Ed Haight
Sound Editor
Harold Humbrock
Harold Humbrock
Sound Editor
Van Allen James
Van Allen James
Sound Editor
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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