When the Germans invade Norway their Commandant and the town Mayor confront each other, attempting to maintain civility as far as possible. When the army tries to orgnanize townspeople to ...
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Title: The Moon Is Down (1943)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Cedric Hardwicke | ... | Colonel Lanser | |
| Henry Travers | ... | Mayor Orden | |
| Lee J. Cobb | ... | Dr. Albert Winter | |
| Dorris Bowdon | ... | Molly Morden | |
| Margaret Wycherly | ... | Mme. Sarah Orden | |
| Peter van Eyck | ... | Lt. Tonder | |
| William Post Jr. | ... | Alex Morden | |
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Henry Rowland | ... | Capt. Loft |
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E.J. Ballantine | ... | George Corell |
| Hans Schumm | ... | Capt. Bentick | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Frederic Brunn | ... | German Soldier (as Frederick Brunn) |
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Ernst Deutsch | ... | Maj. Hunter (as Ernest Dorian) |
| Ludwig Donath | ... | Hitler's Voice (as Louis Donath) | |
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When the Germans invade Norway their Commandant and the town Mayor confront each other, attempting to maintain civility as far as possible. When the army tries to orgnanize townspeople to work for them sabotage which is at first humorous turns serious, resulting in death on both sides. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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29 July 1943 (Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
Se ha puesto la luna See more »Company Credits
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National anthem of Norway
Music by Rikard Nordraak
Lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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Over the years, THE MOON IS DOWN has been incorrectly credited as Natalie Wood's feature film debut. It's not. Natalie Wood does not appear in this film. See more »Goofs
Molly opens the drawer twice between shots to get the scissors. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits are shown with a hand gesturing to a map of Norway, indicating what is about to take place in the film. See more »Soundtracks
Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, we love this country)National anthem of Norway
Music by Rikard Nordraak
Lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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The Germans invade Norway. Mayor Orden (Henry Travers) is a respected leader of the small port town Selvik. Their young men are off to train when an invasion takes them by surprise. They are ambushed by the Germans led by Colonel Lanser (Cedric Hardwicke). George Corell is the traitorous storekeeper and Dr. Albert Winter (Lee J. Cobb) calls him out. Lanser needs the iron mines to continue operating and demands cooperation from Orden's town.
This is adapted from author John Steinbeck's novel. It is solidly made with good actors. It's more of an intellectual work rather than a visceral thriller. There are some long exchanges which dig into the concepts of occupation. It keeps the movie somewhat static and the intensity suppressed. It doesn't shy away from the brutality but it's not an action movie. This is a solid fairly realistic wartime movie rallying the peoples under occupation. As propaganda, it is heroic and hits many of the right notes.