Murder by Moonlight (TV 1989)
"Murder on the Moon" (original title)

After a nuclear war on Earth, the Soviet Union and the U.S. both establish outposts on the moon. When a murder occurs on the outpost, both U.S. and Soviet investigators are forced to work on the case together.

Director:

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Writer:

Carla Jean Wagner

Stars:

Brigitte Nielsen, Julian Sands, Gerald McRaney

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brigitte Nielsen	...	Maggie Bartok
Julian Sands	...	Maj. Stepan Gregorivitj Kirilenko
Gerald McRaney	...	Dennis Huff
Jane Lapotaire	...	Louise Mackey
Brian Cox	...	Voronov
Alphonsia Emmanuel	...	Dr. Isabelle Klein
Celia Imrie	...	Patsy Diehl
David Yip	...	Chang
Michael Shannon	...	Ivanov
Stuart Milligan	...	Contarini
Stephen Jenn	...	Kevin Faber
Georgina Hale	...	Allison Quinney
Ricco Ross	...	Alvarado
Berwick Kaler	...	Dr. Trifonov
Tomasz Borkowy	...	Sorokin (as Tomek Bork)

Storyline

After a nuclear war on Earth, the Soviet Union and the U.S. both establish outposts on the moon. When a murder occurs on the outpost, both U.S. and Soviet investigators are forced to work on the case together.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | moon | 2010s | terrorism | transsexual | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Murder in Space

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Weekend Television (LWT), Tamara Asseyev Productions, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Maggie Bartok: [having been turned down by Kirilenko for dinner] Oh, that's right, I forgot. You don't eat food. I'll have the infirmary send up a quart of warm blood.

User Reviews

Worth Watching!

It's really too bad this movie was first aired the week before the Berlin Wall fell. It was a very well done mystery involving a murder on a commercial American moonbase located in Soviet lunar territory. Because of the jurisdiction problems, Bartok (CIA) and a KGB major were both sent to investigate.

They found more than they bargained for. Besides the original murder, there were others all aimed at covering up a truth both Soviet and Americans wanted revealed. Fascinating. Well worth watching.

The detail in this film is great. How would people live on a lunar mining station? The bar converts to other things, there's a library, and the quarters, while not spacious, are adequate. They didn't ignore the air situation or the gravity. And they DIDN'T have people exploding in decompression like they did in Outland. Very well done.